<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0ddzhJ_1FU0jq5J00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0ddzhJ_1FU0jq5J00" width="731" height="408" ></figure>EUGENE, Ore. - The Eugene Education Foundation gave Eugene School District 4J a check for $212,599 earlier this month to support classrooms across the district for the 2026-27 school year.The money breaks down into three parts: $169,599 in enrichment grants, $30,000 to bring back artists in residence at 4J schools and $13,000 to fill classroom supplies at Title 1 elementary schools. The foundation serves as the philanthropic partner of the district."Our annual grants are some of the best parts of this work," Executive Director Laura Brown said. "We get to hear directly from educators about what their students need, and then help meet that need."Brown said school is more than tests and textbooks. She described it as a seventh grader looking at pond water through a new microscope, friendships and field trips."This $212,599 goes straight into moments like that, directly to classrooms across our district," Brown said.Past grant recipients have shared how the funding helped their classrooms. Mia, a kindergarten educational assistant, used a grant to bring new instruments into her classroom."Thank you for this invaluable grant. It has been truly educational and rewarding for our students to have the opportunity to experience and play a variety of instruments," Mia said. "The abundance of joy and enthusiasm our students have shown while engaging with these instruments has been remarkable."Students have also felt the impact. One student in a district Community Based Instruction program took an Amtrak train to Albany as part of a field experience funded by the foundation."Today was the best day of my life," the student said.The foundation has donated more than $6 million to local schools, educators and classrooms since 1993. The funding has supported classroom technology, library books, field trips, wellness programs and hands-on learning tools. Programs and grants funded by the foundation now reach more than 14,500 students each year across the district.A committee of foundation board members scored enrichment grant applications blindly, meaning reviewers did not know which school or staff submitted each proposal.More information about the foundation and a full list of grant recipients is available on the foundation's website.</div></body>

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EUGENE, Ore. - The Eugene Education Foundation gave Eugene School District 4J a check for $212,599 earlier this month to support classrooms across the district for the 2026-27 school year. The money breaks down into three parts: $169,599 in enrichment grants, $30,000 to bring back artists in residence at 4J...

4J schools in Eugene land $212K for enrichment programs

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EUGENE, Ore. - The Eugene Education Foundation gave Eugene School District 4J a check for $212,599 earlier this month to support classrooms across the dist

4J schools in Eugene land $212K for enrichment programs

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