Entries by Katie Harris

CPSF announces $20,000 in new educator grants

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The Columbia Public Schools Foundation (CPSF) announced New Educator Grants for educators new to the Columbia Public Schools (CPS), surprising each with a $100 gift card. The Foundation made the announcement today at the CPS New Educator Breakfast held at Gentry Middle School. This is the third year for the Foundation’s New Educator grant program. […]

Veterans United Foundation donates $15,000 to Lunch for Learners fund

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(COLUMBIA, MO) – The Columbia Public Schools Foundation (CPSF) announced today a $15,000 donation from the Veterans United Foundation to the Columbia Public Schools (CPS) Lunch for Learners fund to help pay off student lunch debt. The Lunch for Learners fund was started in 2010 by then-Superintendent and current Interim Superintendent Chris Belcher and Laina […]

CPSF donates $50,000 to Lunch for Learners

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The Columbia Public Schools Foundation (CPSF) announced today a $50,000 donation to the Columbia Public Schools (CPS) Lunch for Learners fund to help pay off student lunch debt. The Lunch for Learners fund was started in 2010 by then-Superintendent and current Interim Superintendent Chris Belcher and Laina Fullum, director of Nutrition Services, with a $5,000 […]

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