Dive Summary:
- CDW•G is sponsoring the site GetEdFunding, which collects funding resources for education technology.
- The site includes info about more than 600 grants and awards.
- It requires free registration, but provides a searchable database organized by education institution type and topic.
From the article:
"... The National Governors Association and the National Association of State Budget Officers released a report late last year that said 18 states made impromptu, mid-year cuts to their fiscal year education budgets in 2011, totaling more than $1.8 billion. The same report, which I first encountered on Education Week’s issue page on school finance, said schools were on pace to spend $2.5 billion less on education in F.Y. 2012.
That’s a lot of money. But the cuts hardly come as a surprise. The nation’s K–12 schools seem to be forever scrounging for funds, especially when it comes to technology. Here’s the rub: Experts say the predicament is likely to get worse before it gets better. ..."