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School Programs Get Foundation Grants

Campuses in the Huntington Beach City School District have received a total of nearly $4,000 in grants from the California Compact Educational Foundation, a group of parents, business people, teachers and district administrators.

The 15 programs that received grants for this school year include Perry Elementary School’s Literature Circles.

The $742 grant will help teachers set up the program, which allows students to teach each other and exposes them to a variety of reading exercises.

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Sowers Middle School received $500 to provide a singing program for at-risk students, which allows them to express themselves and strengthens positive attitudes about school.

The foundation awards grants for classroom projects and technology.

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