Dive Summary:

• Education nonprofit CFY announced that it has acquired a $1 million grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York to analyze, develop and actualize blending learning models.
• CFY will use the funds to implement PowerMyLearning.com, CFY's free online learning platform, in four schools in New York City and Los Angeles.
• CFY's platform, which provides digital educational activities for students and teachers, will be studied for its outcome on math performance.

From the press release:

"National education nonprofit CFY (www.cfy.org) today announced it has received a $1 million grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York to further develop, implement, and study blended learning instruction in a whole school/community model.

This whole school/community model leverages CFY's groundbreaking free K-12 learning platform, PowerMyLearning.com, which helps K-12 students, teachers, and parents locate and use high-quality online digital learning activities—videos, simulations, academic games, and more—to propel student achievement. The platform has received over $7 million in funding from the Gates, Broad, and Kellogg foundations. The model also includes support for school leaders, professional development for educators, innovative family learning workshops, and home technology support for families. With this grant, CFY will implement the model in four schools in New York and Los Angeles and study its effect on math achievement. ..."