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The Nellie Mae Education Foundation Announces Bold, New Strategic Direction                                
Posted On: 2/20/2008

Quincy, MA – Acknowledging that national and regional needs are changing faster than the quality of public education, the Nellie Mae Education Foundation has announced an exciting and ambitious realignment of its strategic grantmaking priorities.
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Nellie Mae Education Foundation Announces $1 Million Grant to Pilot Extended Learning Opportunities in NH High Schools                                
Posted On: 2/6/2008

Students at four New Hampshire high schools will soon be able to earn course credit for structured learning outside the walls of the traditional high school classroom thanks to a grant from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation.
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Nellie Mae Education Foundation Announces Recipients of Project Compass Grants                                
Posted On: 10/18/2007

The Nellie Mae Education Foundation has announced the six New England state colleges and universities chosen to participate in Project Compass, a new multi-year initiative aimed at increasing the number of underrepresented populations graduating with four-year degrees.
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Nellie Mae Education Foundation Announces “NH’s Vision for High School Redesign”                                
Posted On: 10/15/2007

On Monday, October 15, Nicholas C. Donohue, President and CEO of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation - and past New Hampshire Commissioner of Education - joined representatives from the New Hampshire Department of Education and PlusTime New Hampshire to announce a planning grant for “NH’s Vision for High School Redesign.” The goal of this work is to create systems which help New Hampshire high schools increase student engagement, student achievement, and decrease drop out rates through student participation in real world learning in the participation of Extended Learning Opportunities.
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Jessica Spohn Joins the Nellie Mae Education Foundation as a Senior Program Officer                                
Posted On: 9/11/2007

The Nellie Mae Education Foundation, the largest philanthropy in New England devoted exclusively to education, has hired Jessica Spohn as a Senior Program Officer.
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ELEVEN NEW ENGLAND ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO PARTICIPATE IN LONGITUDINAL STUDY FUNDED BY THE NELLIE MAE EDUCATION FOUNDATION                                
Posted On: 8/27/2007

The Nellie Mae Education Foundation has launched the Adult Transitions Longitudinal Study (ATLAS), a five-year research project designed to document educational and economic outcomes for adult students