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Ed Foundation awards mini and major grants to classroom teachers, cites $30,000 in requests
Summary
The district—s education foundation reported distributing more than $10,000 in teacher grants this year, including eight mini-grants and one major $3,000 award, and described fundraising and program pilots that reached more than 1,200 students.
The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Education Foundation said it distributed more than $10,000 in teacher grants this year, including eight mini-grants and one major grant of $3,000, and raised more than $13,000 to support classroom projects.
The foundation representative told the Board of Education that six of the district—s seven schools participated in the grant program and that the projects affected over 1,200 students. The representative said teachers requested more than $30,000 in grants this year.
Why it matters: The foundation—s grants supplement classroom materials and pilot programs that the district could adopt more widely. The foundation described grants as intended to "enhance not to replace any curriculum programs" and said it seeks reusable…
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