The APS Foundation supports programs that enhance academic achievement in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Since 1981, the Foundation has invested more than $44 million in projects throughout Arizona that help prepare students to compete in a 21st century economy.
Isaiah and Melissa May grew up on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation near Globe, Arizona. They met there, got married there, and when their own seven children started going to school, the couple saw an opportunity to do more as both parents and community members: They became teachers.
“We just knew it was a right fit for us because we wanted to do something for the community,” Isaiah said. “Being an educator gives us the opportunity to use our skills to help serve our community and make a difference in the lives of the children.”
The Russell Sage Foundation’s program on Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration supports innovative investigator-initiated research that examines the roles of race, ethnicity, nativity, legal status —and their interactions with each other and other social categories—in the social, economic, and political outcomes for immigrants, U.S.-born racial and ethnic minorities, and native-born whites.
The Russell Sage Foundation’s (RSF) core program on Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context merges its long-standing program on Behavioral Economics and its special initiative on Decision Making and Human Behavior in Context.
The Russell Sage Foundation/Carnegie Corporation of New York Initiative on Immigration and Immigrant Integration seeks to support innovative research on the effects of race, citizenship, legal status and politics, political culture, and public policy on outcomes for immigrants to the U.S. and for the U.S.-born of different racial and ethnic groups and generations. This initiative is part of RSF’s Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Program which invites proposals on a broader set of issues.
The program supports national or regional (multistate) training programs for scholars, humanities professionals, and advanced graduate students to broaden and extend their knowledge of digital humanities. Through this program, NEH seeks to increase the number of humanities scholars and practitioners using digital technology in their research and to broadly disseminate knowledge about advanced technology tools and methodologies relevant to the humanities.
Since 2002, the Organization for Autism Research (OAR) has proudly contributed more than $5 million in research grants. Through the Applied Research Competition, OAR seeks to promote evidence-based practices based on research in the following areas:
As AI-driven technologies and automation become more prevalent, employers seek professionals whose skills can help society adapt and advance in a changing world. These in-demand skills — such as creativity, collaboration and problem-solving — align with the types of attributes that educators have found conducive to students’ academic and career success.
The research papers and publications listed below are a sampling of recent contributions by faculty representing Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Please see links below for full authorship credits.
“Teachers' beliefs about good teaching”
Journal of Education, Innovation and Communication
The Longview Foundation builds purposeful partnerships between state government, NGOs, colleges of education, and communities to integrate global competence into teacher and student experiences to prepare them for tomorrow.
The Longview Foundation has made grants to support state coalitions of leaders in education, government, business, and non–profit organizations working to promote teaching about world regions and global issues in their states.