Ann Arbor teachers receive grants to improve special education, reading | MLive.com

Teachers at two Ann Arbor schools earned grants to help students learn.

The Meemic Foundation awarded $667 in funding to Susan Jackson and Stephanie Gray of Ann Arbor Public Schools.

Jackson, a teacher at Logan Elementary School, will use her $392 grant to purchase K-5 second steps kits to teach the general education homerooms of students with special needs.

Stephanie Gray, a Forsythe Middle School teacher, will use her $275 grant to integrate reading and reading skills into social studies with a new book series.

According to a recent study by Perry Research Professionals for the National School Supply and Equipment Association, U.S. “The goal of Meemic Foundation grants is to provide the resources necessary for teachers to create a dynamic learning environment for students that not only educates the children but inspires them as well.”

The Meemic Foundation has provided more than $1 million for 1.5 million students in 20 years.

Lindsay Knake is the K-12 education reporter for The Ann Arbor News.