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Philanthropic Partnerships
Several major grants and partnerships are driving education initiatives across Maryland, totaling
signi昀椀cant funding for diverse programs aimed at improving student outcomes:
Accelerate
Ibis Group
has awarded MSDE a $500,000 States Leading
offers a Science of Reading microcredential for 33,500
Recovery Grant to support the development of
participants, providing $6.85 million over four years.
a sustainable system for expanding high impact
tutoring in schools across the state.
The Rockefeller Foundation
is backing a partnership between Khan Academy,
Arnold Ventures
Baltimore County Public Schools, and Dorchester
is contributing $10 million over four years by
County Public Schools to implement the Khanmigo
funding Saga Education’s high-dosage, small group
AI tool for 5,100 students in grades 6-12, with
mathematics tutoring programs for 7,000 students
$500,000 over two years.
and the ASSISTments formative assessment
tool, which provides personalized feedback in
mathematics instruction to over 20,000 students.
Walton Foundation
In August 2024, the Walton Foundation awarded
MSDE a $250,000 planning grant to support
Blue Meridian Partners
development of a math and literacy state coaching
is expanding Saga Education’s tutoring program
model. As of March 2025, MSDE has applied for
with a $5 million investment over four years as well
a three-year, $6 million State Implementation
as providing an additional $5 million in partnership
Partnership grant to support professional learning
with Communities in Schools to support Maryland’s
for literacy and math state coaches, district-based
617 community schools.
coaches, and school-based coaches.
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