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  • La Crosse ‘IB World School” program gets boost from grant supported by former principal

    Posted by David Stoeffler on March 17, 2021

    Teachers and students engaged in learning more about themselves and how they fit in the world will benefit from a major new twice-annual grant program funded by the retired…


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  • Grant recipients, community supporters honored at Grants Award Ceremony

    Posted by David Stoeffler on March 8, 2021

    Nearly 80 educators in the School District of La Crosse, along with a key business, a longtime supporter of education and a school principal, were honored March 8 at…


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  • Remembering Susan T. Hessel: Proceeds from book to benefit LPEF

    Posted by David Stoeffler on November 4, 2020

    LPEF lost a great friend and former Board member in June with the passing of Susan Hessel, who died of breast cancer at…


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  • Photo Gallery: 2020 Grants Award Luncheon

    Posted by David Stoeffler on January 29, 2020

    Read details about the 2020 Grants Award Luncheon at — https://lacrosseeducationfoundation.org/awarded-grants/ The Presenting Sponsor of the luncheon is Festival Foods. Thanks to Diane Gebhart, retired teacher and…


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  • 2020 Grants Award Luncheon: ‘You have an impact far beyond the lessons that you teach’

    Posted by David Stoeffler on January 22, 2020

    Grant recipients, including Julie Welch from Lincoln Middle School and Sandy Brauer, principal at North Woods International School,…


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  • Inclusive projects for arts and athletics among 27 Gold Star Grants awarded by LPEF

    Posted by David Stoeffler on December 5, 2019

    Funding for adaptive athletic equipment, including sport wheelchairs and inclusive cardio fitness machines, are among 27 grants totaling nearly $44,000 announced Dec. 5 by the La Crosse Public Education…


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  • Packers Foundation provides $7,000 for Logan High weight room project

    Posted by David Stoeffler on December 4, 2019

    Students at Logan High School…


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  • Randy and Lynn Nelson create LPEF endowment fund

    Posted by David Stoeffler on October 18, 2019

    Grants will support physical fitness, servant leadership and character development Superintendent of Schools Randy Nelson and his wife Lynn have announced plans to create an LPEF endowment fund that will…


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  • LPEF grant-writing initiative bringing new funds to District

    Posted by David Stoeffler on October 16, 2019

    Students in the School District of La Crosse are benefiting from a range of opportunities – including family nights, classroom library books, choral risers, wireless microphones and adaptive sports…


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  • Recognition for La Crosse teachers and staff funded by new Tom and Jean Heyt Thompson Endowment

    Posted by David Stoeffler on September 4, 2019

    Two La Crosse school teachers were surprise recipients Aug. 29 of school grants supported by a new endowment fund of the La Crosse Public Education Foundation. The new endowment –…


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