Annenberg Challenge

The Challenge Sites

The 18 Annenberg Challenge sites received awards ranging from $1 million to $53 million. The sites have completed their grant terms under the Annenberg Challenge and in many cases, have secured additional funding or established successor organizations to continue the work. 

The following is a list of the Annenberg Challenge sites:

Bay Area School Reform Collaborative
San Francisco, CA
$25 million

Boston Plan for Excellence
Boston, MA
$10 million

The Boston University/Chelsea Partnership
Chelsea, MA
$2 million

Center for Arts Education
New York, NY
$12 million

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Public Education Foundation
Chattanooga, TN
$4 million

Chicago Annenberg Challenge
Chilcago, IL
$49.2 million

Children Achieving Challenge
Philadelphia, PA
$50 million

Eccles-Annenberg Challenge
Salt Lake City, UT
$4 million

Houston Annenberg Challenge
Houston, TX
$20 million

Los Angeles Annenberg Metropolitan Project (LAAMP)
Los Angeles, CA
$53 million

Minnesota Arts and Education Partnership
Golden Valley, MN
$3.2 million

New Compact Schools
Baltimore, MD
$1 million

New York Networks for School Renewal (NYNSR)
New York, NY
$25 million

Rural School and Community Trust
National Initiative
$46.75 million

Schools of the 21st Century
Detroit, MI
$20 million

South Florida Annenberg Challenge
Miami, FL
$33.4 million

Transforming Education Through the Arts Challenge (TETAC)
National Initiative
$4.3 million

Urban Atlanta Coalition Compact
Atlanta, GA
$1.5 million

ALSO FROM ANNENBERG CHALLENGE:

• Lessons and Reflections on Public School Reform
• Research Perspectives on School Reform: Lessons from the Annenberg Challenge
• The Arts and School Reform: Lessons and Possibilities from the Annenberg Challenge Arts Projects