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Education Foundation Passes $1 Million in Grants to Help Students in Sioux Falls Schools

When Courtney Wynthein first started teaching at Eugene Field A+ Elementary School in Sioux Falls, SD, she didn't have much money for tap shoes. But thanks to a grant from the Sioux Falls Public...more

Transformation Grant Awarded to the Family Freedom Center

"Over the next five years, Family Freedom Center's goal is to transform our organization into a hub for black and brown families from all around the Twin Ports to be able to come to and exist to...more

Parkersburg High School Foundation Awards Teacher Grants

Students at West Virginia's Parkersburg High School will soon be able to grow their own food. The school foundation is planning to install a 16-foot-by-20-foot greenhouse at the school, the...more

Granting Wishes: Education Foundation Gives out over $38000 in Teacher Grants

"I want students to write their own narratives, but in a script format that can be transferred into a stop-motion animation film," says Krista Bender, a fifth-grade teacher in Shelby County, Ala.,...more

Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation Grants $250,000 to Cedartown'S Peek Forest Park ...

Cedartown's Peek Forest Park now has a playground that looks a lot like an ambulance, thanks to a $250,000 grant from the Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation. The foundation is the supporting...more

Patton Foundation Awards Thousands in Entrepreneurial Grants to Mtsu Students

Sophia Attardi, Raegan Marsee, Itcell Martinez, Chris Russell, Briggs Rutter, and Maci Wyatt were among six finalists in Middle Tennessee State University's Patton Entrepreneurship Grant (PEG)...more

Black Belt Community Foundation Celebrates 20 Years
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation

An Alabama man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife's best friend, who was found dead of a suspected drug overdose in the couple's home last week, AL.com...more

Tween-Targeted Weekly News Shows : First Stop News

If you're an 8-year-old girl, chances are you've heard of the Kardashians. If you're an 8-year-old girl, chances are you've also heard of First Stop News, an online news channel specifically...more

$3 Million Earmarked to Expand Child Care Access in Shawnee County

Parents in Shawnee County, Kansas, may soon have more child care options to choose from. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports a three-million-dollar innovation grant from the Greater Topeka...more

135Th Canton Fair Showcases Cutting-Edge Toys and Baby Products, Drawing Global Attention

The world's biggest toy trade fair is underway in China, and the Los Angeles Times takes a look at what's on display. The third phase of the 135th Canton Fair, which runs from May 1 to May 5, is...more





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