"We hope these grants encourage our local educators to pursue innovative projects that spark a new passion in their students, which can make a life-long difference," says the president of the California Credit Union Foundation, which has awarded more than $195,000 in teacher grants over the past six years.
The Los Angeles Times reports on 10 grants of $500 each to teachers in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, including two in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Saugus High School teacher Kevin Miner will use his grant to expand the school's physical education programs, while Sarah Anne Sumpoiec's grant will fund equipment to design and print a school newspaper. Read the Entire Article
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The Social Economy Alliance members had launched its I vote for a social economy, a campaign calling for a more social economy in Britain, at an open mic event in Manchester.