NEA offers awards and grants

The U.S. National Education Association (NEA) Foundation offers a variety of awards and grants for teachers and schools. The next deadline for the following programs--Innovation Grants, Learning & Leadership Grants, and the Read Across America Library Books Awards--is September 15.

The NEA Foundation provides $2,000 and $5,000 Innovation Grants and Learning & Leadershp Grants to public school teachers, public school education support professionals, and faculty and staff in public higher education institutions for the purpose of engaging in high-quality professional development or implementing project-based learning and break-the-mold innovations that raise student achievement. The Read Across America Library Books Awards are $5,000 awards designed to help public schools serving economically disadvantaged students purchase books for school libraries.

For further information about these and other awards and grants available through the NEA Foundation, visit the following webpage.