WOOD-TV8 reported the Grand Rapids Public Schools has accepted donations from two foundations totaling almost $1 million. The Doug and Maria DeVos Foundation donated $445,000 to continue the district's relationship with the University of Pittsburgh's Institute for Learning for an "effort-based" learning program. Another donation of $462,400 from the Student Advancement Foundation will be used to purchase laptop computers.
According to excerpts from the story:
The "effort-based" learning program is about "the belief that children are not born smart -- that they can become smart through effort, through setting clear expectations, setting high expectations and working with instructors, with students," GRPS spokesman John Helmholdt said. "And they're speaking the same language."
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