New Hive Learning Network aims to expand learning beyond classrooms and into community institutions like museums, libraries, afterschool programs, and community centers.

The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the MacArthur Foundation recently announced the winners of a national competition that will create 12 digital learning centers for kids and teens. The winners include eight libraries and four museums. The cost of the program totals $1.2 million in grants. It’s a big investment and an even more exciting venture. […]

  If you don’t know about the MacArthur Foundation already, you should. MacArthur is one of the nation’s largest funding organizations, supporting everything from public radio to overseas education. At Spark, we take a special interest in the work the MacArthur Foundation does to improve education. In 2006, MacArthur began an initiative focused on digital media […]

The MacArthur Foundation has announced its fourth Digital Media and Learning Competition! Join your colleagues from Pittsburgh’s Kids+Creativity network to learn more about the competition and how exceptional content providers, technology developers, and researchers are eligible to apply for grants ranging from $10,000 to $200,000 to create Badges for Lifelong Learning. Initial applications are due […]

Exciting news for everyone in the Spark Kids & Creativity Network! Today The MacArthur Foundation announced its fourth Digital Media & Learning Competition offering awards in two related competitions: The Badges Competition: Badges For Lifelong Learning focuses on building digital badges for lifelong learning. The Competition is designed to encourage individuals and organizations to create […]