CHARLOTTESVILLE (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) — With class back in session in Charlottesville and Albemarle County, the Edgar and Eleanor Shannon Foundation for Excellence in Public Education announced the teachers who have been awarded its annual grants on Wednesday.
The grants, totaling $11,395, were awarded to five innovative projects that, according to the foundation, “provide students with fun, stimulating, hands-on opportunities to grow and learn.” Three of these projects were developed by teachers in Charlottesville, with the other two coming from ACPS.
While the grants are certainly a help to those who receive them, the foundation is quick to emphasize that the grants are designed to supplement public funding rather than replace it. By doing so, it allows teachers to create projects that can enhance the learning experience for their students…