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Community Learning through America's Schools, or CLASS Grants, are the NEA Student Program's way of building community support for public education and addressing critical educational and social problems that face our communities. Across the country, NEA Student members are making a difference in their own communities, and to support them, NEA provides grants of up to $1,000 to student chapters that want to launch CLASS projects. CLASS Grants have funded local efforts to:

Tell us how your chapter would like to make a difference in the community, and you could be the recipient of our next CLASS grant!  The 2006 SeaWorld/Busch Gardens/Fujifilm Environmental Excellence Awards recognize the outstanding efforts of students and teachers across the country who are working at the grassroots level to protect and preserve the environment. This year, eight projects will be selected and each winning group will receive:

From the eight projects, one outstanding environmental educator/leader will be recognized and receive:

Project applicants should be able to demonstrate significant accomplishments that have occurred prior to the November 30, 2005, application deadline.

Disney Teacher Awards

Disney is accepting nominations for America's most creative teachers until October 15, 2005. The program honors teachers whose approaches exemplify creativity in teaching and who inspire a joy of learning in students. PreK–12 teachers are eligible. Nominations can be made online or by phoning toll-free, 1-877-282-8322.

Selected honorees will be celebrated at an awards gala and will share teaching strategies with fellow award-winning teachers. Four honorees will be selected as Outstanding Teachers and one will be named the 2006 Disney Teacher of the Year.

Scholarships for Teachers to Become Librarians

Thanks to grants from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, 37 universities, libraries, and library organizations across the country are offering graduate scholarships to teachers who want to become librarians. The funds will provide scholarships of 50, 75, or 90 percent tuition reductions for teachers to become certified school library media specialists.

The scholarships are  designed to address the critical shortages of school library professionals by providing financial support for individuals of diverse racial or cultural backgrounds and those whose proximity to library science universities limits their educational opportunities.

Deadlines for applying are November 15, 2005 (for Spring 2006) and March 15, 2006 (for Summer 2006). Click here for more about the LAPIS Scholarship application process. Address questions to: Ms. Debra E. Kachel, LAPIS Scholarship Director, at 717-393-6205.