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We are pleased to announce the addition of two new Board Members to FEC: Susan Crisafulli and Jennifer Price Tennell. Susan is an English professor at Franklin College and is the coordinator for the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program in
We are pleased to announce the addition of two new Board Members to FEC: Susan Crisafulli and Jennifer Price Tennell! Susan is an English professor at Franklin College and is the coordinator for the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program in
We are pleased to announce the addition of three new members to the Franklin Education Connection Board. Sherri Hall Franklin College Sherri S. Hall is an Assistant Professor of Education at Franklin College. She has been with the college since
We are excited to share that Franklin Education Connection is a participating agency in the Johnson County Community Foundation’s inaugural Giving Day and we want YOU to help us make it a success! What is Giving Day? Giving Day is
We asked Erin Bullhorst to share what her experience as a first-time Study Buddy has taught her and what she would tell others who were considering becoming a Study Buddy. “When I invest my time to help give my study
We are thrilled to share the Education Foundation received another record-high number of 33 teacher grant applications for the 2017 Fall Grant Cycle! FEC has awarded $11,060.53 to fund 18 of those grants. To date, the Education Foundation has awarded
Tickets are now available for Franklin Education Connection’s inaugural Barn Raiser Dance. The event, on Saturday, October 29 at The Barn at Crystal Spring Farm, will feature a dinner and entertainment by the Soul Sauce Trio Band. Appetizers will be
Kelsey was like most students in Tricia Grady’s 7th Grade English class. She only read when she had to, and she never read for pleasure. She thought the books in the Library were old and they didn’t interest her. Tyler,
Several years ago, the Custer Baker Intermediate School’s after-school Robotics Club was thriving. The teacher who started it brought in his own equipment and continued as a volunteer even after retirement. The Education Foundation made a grant to supplement his
Brayden had a hard time making friends. It’s hard to make friends when you’re constantly getting in other people’s space, pushing them aside when you want to swing and so do others. When he started Kindergarten at Needham Elementary School,
