• Fundraising tops $230,000 for AVID college-readiness program

    Private dollars relieve cost to taxpayers as $25,000 gift from Franke Foundation helps the La Crosse Public Education Foundation beat goal for its largest-ever campaign A college-readiness program with a proven track record nationally is well on its way to implementation and taxpayers will be saved nearly $230,000 in implementation costs due to successful fundraising […]

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  • $30,153 in grants for classrooms announced

    LPEF awards 22 grants to support innovation in public schools in first round this school year Support for innovative approaches and technology for use in science, math, social studies, reading, health and fine arts in the School District of La Crosse are among 22 grants totaling $30,153 announced Dec. 8 by the La Crosse Public Education […]

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  • Annual Grants Award Luncheon set for Jan. 18, 2016

    Strong Schools, Strong Community set as theme as more than 60 teachers honored Please join us as we salute teachers and other grant recipients, plus some special award winners, at our annual Grants Award Luncheon. This year’s luncheon — presented by Festival Foods — will be held Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in The Cargill Room […]

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