North country teachers win grants for their schools
Updated: Mar. 6, 2021 at 9:44 PM EST
COPENHAGEN, N.Y. (WWNY) - Two local teachers unions have won grants through the American Federation of Teachers Innovation Fund.
The fund was designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and aims to help teachers mitigate the effects of COVID-19 in their communities.
Among the 16 unions awarded money across the nation are the Copenhagen and LaFargeville Teachers Associations.
Copenhagen union members won $39,000 to bring yoga and mindfulness curriculum to classrooms and expand it’s backpack program.
LaFargeville received $23,000 to go toward providing mobile internet hotspots for families to improve the virtual and hybrid learning experience.
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