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Announcing $40,584 in Gold Star grants that will enhance music education, inclusive access, outdoor learning and more!
La Crosse Public Education Foundation is proud to support students at all grade levels through 13 grant projects receiving $40,584 in funding. These grants provide teachers with a chance to expand their skills, give students access to exciting educational experiences, and allow students, staff, and schools to collaborate on exciting new ideas. Among other things, […]
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Pelton Heuer Fund for Educator Advancement
Made possible through generosity from Sue and Fred Heuer, La Crosse Public Education Foundation is proud to announce the creation of a new endowed fund, the Pelton Heuer Fund for Educator Advancement. Sue, Fred, and Sue’s father, Monte Pelton, all spent most of their working lives in various forms of education. Monte was a teacher […]
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$51,386 awarded to support enhanced education for students in the School District of La Crosse by the La Crosse Public Education Foundation
La Crosse Public Education Foundation is proud to support students at every school building in the School District of La Crosse through 22 grant projects receiving $51,386 in funding. Through Gold Star grants, educators have the chance to be professionally creative and students get access to experiences that engage them in learning in new and […]
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Gold Star Grants promote life-skills, literacy, music, leadership and more with $43,883 awarded by La Crosse Public Education Foundation – April 2025
La Crosse Public Education Foundation is proud to support students at all grade levels through 18 grant projects receiving $43,883 in funding. These grants provide teachers with a chance to expand their skills, give students access to exciting educational experiences, and allow students, staff, and schools to collaborate on exciting new ideas. Among other things, […]
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Kember Family Music Grant to Support Music Education
Students and educators in the School District of La Crosse will have access to additional resources to support music education, thanks to the generosity of Jerry and Nan Kember. Jerry and Nan both spent their careers in education. As a music educator and later administrator and Superintendent in the School District of La Crosse, Jerry […]
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Gold Star Grants – $51,138 awarded in December 2024
La Crosse Public Education Foundation is proud to support students at all grade levels through 21 grant projects receiving $51,138 in funding. These grants provide teachers with a chance to expand their skills, give students access to exciting educational experiences, and allow students, staff, and schools to collaborate on exciting new ideas. Among other things, […]
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$88,000 awarded for K-5 students to get a powerful boost in reading skills
Two major literacy education grants from La Crosse Public Education Foundation (LPEF) will support the School District of La Crosse’s commitment to the science of reading, providing a research-based approach to literacy instruction. The funding comes via a generous gift from a local anonymous benefactor. With a $51,000 grant, all kindergarten through second-grade classrooms will […]
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Longfellow Outdoor Adventure Club
This spring, LPEF joined other community donors and awarded a Gold Star Grant to the Longfellow Outdoor Adventure Club for their Backpacking 101 summer school course. Clint Grabhorn and Lila Planavsky, Longfellow Middle School teachers and the Longfellow Adventure Club Co-leaders, shared the outcome of that week with us. “In late June, Longfellow Middle School’s Outdoor Adventure […]
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14 Seventh-Grade Students Receive Award for Never Again! Reflection Contest
Charlytte Nuttal from Longfellow Middle School and Evelyn Bailey and Emmaline Runyong both from Logan Middle Schol have each won the first-place prize in the Never Again! Reflection Contest from 61 total entries. The contest is designed to bring added meaning to studies of the Holocaust by connecting it with 21st century issues and is […]
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Gold Star Grants – $53,614 Awarded in March 2024 – Our Largest Ever!
Made possible through generous community support, La Crosse Public Education Foundation is proud to announce the largest round of Gold Star Grants funding ever with $53,614 awarded for 20 projects. Funded grants provide students and teachers a chance to expand their skills, be exposed to novel experiences, and to engage with unique ideas — everything […]
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