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Teachers at Colene Hoose Elementary Win $10,000 Beyond the Box Grant
May 12, 2014
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Beyond the Books Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the winner of this year’s $10,000 Beyond the Box grant is Co
Read MoreNCHS Teachers Use Costumes to Engage Students in Shakespeare
Apr 17, 2014
Teachers Barb Koski and Brad Bovenkirk from Normal Community High School received a grant from BTBEF to use costumes in their uni
Read MoreBeyond the Books Educational Foundation to Award Record Amount in Grants to Area Educators
Jan 28, 2014
BTBEF recently approved the distribution of the largest grant amount in the not-for-profit’s 22-yea
Read MoreCedar Ridge teacher thanks BTBEF in Pantagraph
Jan 11, 2014
Lyndra Webb, first-grade bilingual teacher at Cedar Ridge Elementary, wrote to the Pantagraph to say “thank you” to Beyond the Book
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Grants In Action
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