Myricks pledge $25,000 to Oak Ridge schools fundraising campaign
Tim Myrick’s involvement with Oak Ridge High School—as a loaned executive and consultant helping with the reconstruction of the high school and later as a volunteer in advance placement environmental...
View ArticleUT-Battelle donates $50,000 to Oak Ridge science competition
UT-Battelle has announced a $50,000 gift to fund the FIRST Robotics and FIRST Lego science competitions for Oak Ridge schools. The announcement came as part of the capital campaign sponsored by the Oak...
View ArticleEducation Foundation awards grants to Oak Ridge schools
Teachers want their students to be comfortable with technology at any age, and grants this spring from the Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation provided iPads, promethean boards, student...
View ArticleGuest column: Education Foundation seeks to raise $500,000 for teaching grants
In the past seven years, the Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation has awarded more than $322,000 in grants to more than 100 teachers. Because of the grants, at-risk readers are discovering the...
View ArticleEducation Foundation gives city $400,000 for ORHS debt
The Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation recently made its eighth annual contribution for the rebuilding and renovation of Oak Ridge High School, a project that was completed in 2008. In...
View ArticleCompany pledges $10,000 to five-year school foundation campaign
During the next five years, the Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation (ORPSEF) has set a goal to provide $100,000 annually to the Oak Ridge schools. Cadre5, a full-service technology and design...
View ArticleHarvard psychologist to discuss dreams, innovation at Education Foundation...
Deirdre Barrett, a psychologist on the Harvard Medical School faculty known for her research on dreams and hypnosis, will return to her hometown to speak on “Dreams and Innovation” on Friday, April 26,...
View ArticleOak Ridge Education Foundation donates $81,000 to city schools
The Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation presented a check for $81,000 to the Oak Ridge Schools at the Foundation’s award ceremony Friday evening. The funds will be used to provide a variety...
View ArticleIIa pledges $5,000 to Education Foundation grants program
Information International Associates Inc., or IIa, has pledged $5,000 to the “Making the Critical Difference” campaign conducted by the Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation. Bonnie Carroll,...
View ArticleEducation Foundation awards Lawler Scholarship
Benjamin Gavin has a life goal of visiting every country in the world. His studies abroad during his junior year of college will allow him to check off several countries on his list. The International...
View ArticleEducation Foundation accepting applications for international study scholarship
The Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation is accepting applications now from students for the Dr. Adrian R. Lawler Exchange Student Scholarship, offering students attending Oak Ridge public...
View ArticleEducation Foundation will award $80,000 more to Oak Ridge teachers
The Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation will award another $80,000 in grants to Oak Ridge teachers this year, and applications are now being accepted for the 2014 grant cycle. This year, the...
View ArticleEducation Foundation scholarship helps student with Hong Kong study abroad
A cross-cultural learning experience in Hong Kong this summer helped Patricia Garland view sustainability problems and solutions from a new perspective. “Culturally, it was one of the best...
View ArticleEducation Foundation grant takes English language learners on Titanic voyage
English language learners in Oak Ridge’s four public elementary schools are becoming experts on the Titanic as they conduct science experiments to learn about icebergs, build boats with straws, and...
View ArticleEducation Foundation to award $93,894 in grants at Wednesday ceremony
As part of its “Making the Critical Difference” campaign, the Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation will award more than $93,000 in grants to Oak Ridge teachers at a ceremony this Wednesday,...
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