Disney: $6-Million for Education
April 22, 1999
The Walt Disney Company, in Burbank, Cal., has started a $6-million grant program to help elementary schools use creative teaching strategies to focus on the “basics” in reading, writing, and mathematics.
The “Creative Learning Communities” program will select 35 elementary schools or groups of schools to participate.
Grant applications are available by calling toll-free (877) 357-4726 or by writing the Disney Learning Partnership, P.O. Box 7762, Van Nuys, Cal. 91409-7762. For more information, check the partnership’s Web site at http://www.disneylearning.org.
The application deadline is June 2. Winners will be announced in November.
