CHICAGO, June 17, 2013 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recognizing early care and education is the best investment to ensure the healthy development of at-risk children, the Robert R. McCormick...more
CHICAGO (AP) — The Robert R. McCormick Foundation has announced nearly $4 million in journalism grants, including more than $1 million for the news literacy effort "Why News Matters."...more
The initial $1 million of these grants were announced today by Foundation CEO David Hiller at the City Club of Chicago. In addition, the Foundation is continuing to provide funding for initiatives...more
The Robert R. McCormick Foundation and the Chicago Tribune has recently announced that they have awarded 27 grant awards totaling $850,000 to local agencies that provide a broad range of parenting...more
It is made possible by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The intensive program is being offered to 34 organizations from within the Investigative News Network and Block by...more
Thousands of educators joined the 100th anniversary convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Chicago.
The Knight Foundation, McCormick Foundation, Ethics...more
The Robert R. McCormick Foundation has recently announced that it will be providing nearly $5 million in grants for over two years to support a system of quality early care and education...more
The Robert R. McCormick Foundation has recently announced that it will be providing nearly $5 million in grants for over two years to support a system of quality early care and education...more
Despite the increase in the number of nonprofit investigative centres, senior non-profit centre editors are still uncertain on the long-term sustainability of philanthropically-funded...more
These grants underscore the continuing importance of journalism in preserving a strong democracy. The Foundation's grants reflect an increased emphasis on educating news consumers on how to...more
To address the ongoing issue of student dropouts, Toronto District School Board (TDSB) teacher Craig Morrison started a school-business program called the Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) to help keep teens stay in school.