The program supports the professional development of current and new teachers and has awarded nearly 200 competitive grants to partnerships between California institutions of higher education, local educational institutions and non-profit organizations.
All projects share the common goal of improving teaching and learning in California schools.
PT3 grants support innovative program improvements to prepare technology-proficient educators for 21st century schools. The purpose of these grants is to encourage, support, and acknowledge developments in biology laboratory teaching at the university and college level. A major goal of the Heinz Fundation is to develop exemplary professional education programs for pre-service teachers. Current programming in Youth and Education and Higher Education form a major programming area at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The Foundation's local grant making for education through the Community Initiatives and national Education programs will support public and private institutions at all levels of education and seek a strategic balance between benefit to public school reform and the strengthening of higher education.