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Federal Programs in Support of Hispanic Education - To ensure that UH-Downtown continues to provide strong support to the Hispanic community, this institution supports increased appropriations for Hispanic higher education within the budgets of key federal agencies, including NSF, the Department of Education, and HUD.
University: UH-Downtown
Request: $11.8 million.

UH System Community for the Advancement of Teacher-Scholars - Provide new teachers the support they need to persist and excel during their early years in the classroom by mastering skills in administration, classroom management, negotiation of school environment, quality instruction, and improvement of student performance.
University: UH System universities
Request: $2.5 million

Connected Communities: Using the City as a Learning Laboratory for Future Teachers - Provide community-based real-life experience for the teachers of tomorrow.
University: UH, College of Education
Request: $1.8 million

Aerospace Academy for Engineering and Teacher Education - Produce a highly educated workforce for aerospace and other high technology employers, create highly qualified science and math teachers to produce that workforce, and move students through education faster through K-18 partnerships.
University: UH-Clear Lake
Request: $500,000

English Language Learning Center - Maximize educational outcomes for English language learners while mentoring minority students and preparing them for higher education and the workforce.
University: UH, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Request: $3 million

C3 Coaching for Improving the Learning of Young Children - Prepare teams of educators with differing roles and levels of expertise (collegial), provide research on learning and effective instructional strategies (cognitive), and implement and test research-based programs in a variety of contexts and experience levels (collaborative).
University: UH, College of Education
Request: $4 million

Real-Time Access to Online Instruction & Service - Incorporate web-based real-time collaboration into online instruction and student services.
University: UH-Victoria
Request: $350,000

Center for Bilingual Education and Training - Prepare educators of English language learners to ensure that students achieve high academic success through a network of support that includes parents and the community at large.
University: UH-Clear Lake
Request: $750,000

Professional Development Laboratory School Partnership - Provide exemplary professional development based upon sound educational research and practice throughout the school community to result in improved student achievement.
University: UH-Clear Lake
Request: $480,000

Success through Education Program - Guide students through a seamless track from high school to community college to UH-Clear Lake, culminating in a college degree, teacher certification, and employment in local school districts.
University: UH-Clear Lake
Request: $400,000

Technological Literacy for All - Strengthen the presence of technology studies in K-12 education by integrating technology into the curriculum through a more thorough and sophisticated presentation of technology concepts and themes.
University: UH College of Technology
Request: $2 million

Center for Mexican American Studies - Construct a state-of-the-art building to house the UH Mexican American Studies Research and Cultural Center.
University: UH, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Request: $12 million

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