The Union-Endicott Education Foundation in New York recently awarded grants totaling $16,000 to support two educational projects at local schools, News Radio WEBO reports.
According to the report, the grants are the largest in the foundation's history. One grant will provide $10,000 to teachers Deborah Daugherty and Terre Trupp to support a project designed to boost student achievement in science, technology, engineering and math studies.
The second grant, totaling $6,000, will go toward a "Sensory Integration" project for kindergarten and first-grade students with sensory issues. The project is being headed by a team of teachers from Charles F. Johnson Elementary School.
Many schools use grants to invest in programs that provide students with access to educational technology. Educators have found they can use technology, such as a computer, an interactive whiteboard or a
DLP projector, to give students experience with tools they may be required to use in their future careers.
According to the news provider, the nonprofit Union-Endicott Education Foundation has provided more than $65,000 since its inception in 2004.
