Institute for Educational Advancement
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| Formation | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Elizabeth Jones and Jim Davis |
| Registration no. | 95-4695698 |
| Location | |
| Fields | Gifted education |
President | Deborah Monroe |
The Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA), founded in 1998,[1] is an educational foundation based in Pasadena, California, supporting gifted students from primary school to high school. If was founded by Jim Davis and Elizabeth Jones, former associate director of the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University.[2]
It is known for its annual scholarship for middle school students, and supports teacher training and summer programs for students in the United States.[3]
Programs
[edit]The IEA runs a few in-person programs: in the Pasadena School District, it offers college preparation and enrichment classes,[3] and it runs a residential summer camp for middle school students.[4]
Starting in 2002, IEA has offered a competitive scholarship for gifted middle school students, covering the cost of any four-year high school they choose to attend. It is now called the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship.[5]
Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship
[edit]The Bradley Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship for United States citizens that offers middle school students nationwide a four-year scholarship to any high school in the country.[6][7] The program supported five students per year in 2002, and 15 students by 2012, and can cover over $200,000 of school fees and expenses.[8] Students must apply while in the 7th grade, by April of that year.[5]
Scholarship recipients must score in the top 3% on a nationally normed standardized test and take the College Board SAT college admissions test or the ACT test while in seventh grade. Applicants also write essays and are interviewed.
The scholarship was launched in 2002 with 5 students, supported by an anonymous donor. As of 2022, it was funded by the Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation. In 2012, fifteen students were selected.[9][10] Starting in 2019, the IEA began to publish their annual scholarship recipients as "the class of 2024" (referencing the high school graduation date) instead of "the class of 2019" (the year of receiving the scholarship).[8]
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program is a similar program available to students from low-income backgrounds. These are the only two U.S. scholarships that are national competitions that pay for high school tuition at any high school,[11] and two of the few U.S. scholarships targeting young gifted students.[12] It is possible to be awarded both scholarships.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Institute for Educational Advancement Celebrated Milestone at 20th Anniversary Celebration – Pasadena Now". www.pasadenanow.com. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ Wietecha, Marsha (2023-05-22). "Elizabeth Jones". Born To Talk. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ a b Rivera, Carla (2008-05-12). "Are gifted students getting left out?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ "Darien Students Attend Yunasa Summer Camp". Darien, CT Patch. 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ a b "Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship". Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins University. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "2 Gifted Mill Valley Students Win Full Ride To High School". Yahoo News. 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ "Seabury Hall eighth grader wins national scholarship | Maui Now". | Seabury Hall eighth grader wins national scholarship. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ a b "Announcing the 2024 Class of Caroline D. Bradley Scholars - Institute for Educational Advancement". educationaladvancement.org. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- ^ "Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship Vision and Mission". Institute for Educational Advancement. 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "2012 Caroline D. Bradley Scholars" (PDF). Institute for Educational Advancement. 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Out-of-School and Summer Program Scholarships". Talent Identification Program, Duke University. 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "Public attitudes toward gifted education: Supportive, complacent, incomplete". The Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ "Bianca Lin". Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
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