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Community donates $500,000 to create RAK Forever Fund in LPEF’s largest-ever campaign
Posted on July 14, 2021
La Crosse schoolchildren with basic needs for clothing, school supplies, eyeglasses, hygiene supplies or help affording fees for field trips will get help – forever – due to community support for a new endowment fund created by the La Crosse Public Education Foundation (LPEF). LPEF announced July 14 that $500,000 has been raised through gifts […]

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Grant recipients, community supporters honored at Grants Award Ceremony
Posted 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 the annual Grants Award Ceremony of the La Crosse Public Education Foundation (LPEF). The ongoing pandemic forced some changes to this year’s event — instead of […]

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Racial justice training, diverse books and classroom materials funded through $26,400 in LPEF grants
Posted on October 1, 2020
Training for La Crosse school teachers and staff, plus purchase of diverse books and other classroom materials for students from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade will get a boost due to more than $26,400 in grant funding announced Oct. 1 by the La Crosse Public Education Foundation (LPEF). Among the 11 grants are funding for an […]

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Special grant program offers $30,000 to support equity, diversity and inclusion projects
Posted on July 28, 2020
Students and staff in La Crosse schools will get an opportunity to engage in projects that promote equity, diversity and inclusion through a special grant program announced Aug. 5 by the La Crosse Public Education Foundation (LPEF). With support from two community partners, LPEF is making $30,000 available for grants in response to community and […]

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Sound studio, “Kindness Week,” and more among 22 Gold Star Grants worth $40,880 awarded by LPEF
Posted on March 17, 2020
Start-up funding for a sound studio, support for “Kindness Week” activities at two elementary schools, and a grant to create paintings with Hmong culture imagery to be displayed at schools, are among 22 grants totaling nearly $41,000 announced March 17 by the La Crosse Public Education Foundation (LPEF). Also included is a grant to help […]

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LPEF grant funds visit by nation’s first elected female Hmong-American judge
Posted on February 21, 2019
When Kristy Yang arrived in the United States as a refugee at the age of 6, the only English words she knew were: “Pepsi, please.” With the support of public school teachers in Wisconsin, she became fluent in English and her native Hmong language, and has now gone on to become a Milwaukee County Circuit […]

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LPEF provides $4,100 grant to support inspiring trip for black, biracial and multiracial students
Posted on July 4, 2018
The La Crosse Public Education Foundation is joining with other community organizations and individuals in supporting a trip designed to provide a transformational and inspiring educational experience for some La Crosse middle school students. LPEF has awarded a $4,100 grant to Black Leaders Acquiring Collective Knowledge (BLACK), a nonprofit formed last year with a goal of finding […]

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Innovative effort will address trauma among Northside Elementary students
Posted on September 20, 2017
An innovative project to help Northside Elementary School students succeed in school and overcome adverse childhood experiences has received a major grant from the Robert & Eleanor Franke Charitable Foundation. The $10,000 grant to the La Crosse Public Education Foundation (LPEF) will pay about half of the first-year cost of a two-year pilot program at […]

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UPDATED: “SeeMe. ReadMe.” project raises $4,500 to buy culturally representative books for city youth
Posted on August 7, 2017
More than $4,500 was raised in a first-ever effort to put culturally representative books into the hands of our community’s children. The project was a partnership between the School District of La Crosse and a community group, Showing Up for Racial Justice. The project addresses a community need for books that represent people and children […]

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Join our back-to-school campaign for Random Acts of Kindness
Posted on August 1, 2017
As students and parents prepare to return to school, the La Crosse Public Education Foundation is looking for help to refill Random Acts of Kindness accounts at schools throughout the School District of La Crosse. Spending last school year at 15 locations totaled almost $24,000 — a 16 percent increase from the prior year. Increased […]

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