Teacher Stories
L.I.F.T. Grants Issued

Heather Dingey
3rd Grade TeacherMaysville Elementary School Zanesville, OH Grant Award: $1490.30
BOOKS: AN ADVENTURE AWAITS

Dr. Iraiz Ynigo
PrincipalHarrison Elementary School
Los Angeles, CA
Grant Award: $1,500.00
LEADERS IN ME

Arizona Alli
2nd Grade Lead Teacher Academy 360Denver, CO
Grant Award: $850.00
LITTLE JUSTICE LEADERS

Sonia Lewis
FounderASCRIBE Educational
Sacramento, CA
Grant Award: $2,682.00
TEACH-IN TIME FOR REVOLUTIONARY MINDS – PRIDE IN LITERACY PROJECT

Megan Hutchinson
LibrarianVillage East Elementary
Houma, LA
Grant Award: $1,239.54
PRINTING THE FUTURE WITH OUR STUDENTS

David Bally
12th Grade History TeacherLyons Community School
Brooklyn, NY
Grant Award: $494.79
BUILDING A CLASSROOM LIBRARY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE RESOURCES

Ruth Greene
11th Grade English TeacherVenice High School
Los Angeles, CA Grant Award: $3,500
CULTURAL INFLUENCES IN OUR LIVES

Georgia Conrad
High School TeacherLong Beach Wilson High School
Long Beach, CA Mini Grant: $500
ART AND SCIENCE PATHWAY PROGRAM

David Bally
12th Grade History TeacherLyons Community School
Brooklyn, NY Mini Grant: $500
CLASS ON GUNS IN AMERICA

Chrishaun Mccray
4th Grade ELA Teacher Allgood Elementary SchoolStone Mountain, GA Mini Grant: $300
UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL. FESTIVAL AND SPRING CARNIVAL

Caitlyn Smith
2nd Grade Dual Language TeacherMinter Bridge Elementary School
Hillsboro, OR Grant Award: $1,500
LITTLE JUSTICE LEADERS

Dina Kraemer
High School TeacherAlexander Hamilton High School
Los Angeles, CA Grant Award: $1365
HAMILTON TEAM 5510: FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION

Maria N. Chambers
Speech-Language PathologistOlive Middle School
Baldwin Park, CA Grant Award: $510.22
INTERACTIVE MATERIALS FOR AUDITORY PROCESSING, STORY COMPREHENSION AND ARTICULATION

Leal Smith
High School TeacherPike High School
Indianapolis, IN Grant Award: $2,450.00
"SHOTS FIRED" - A FILM WRITTEN, DIRECTED AND ACTED BY STUDENTS

Angelica Heredia
10th Grade English TeacherMendez High School
Los Angeles, CA Grant Award: $1,374.83
HEALING THROUGH READING: READ, CREATE, REFLECT, RESTORE

Shriya Venkatesh
Science teacher/ Student Government AdvisorHorace Mann U.C.L.A. Community School
Los Angeles, CA Grant Award: $303.87
JUSTICE CHALLENGE - 7TH THROUGH 9TH GRADE

Mirian Fonseca
2nd grade teacherAmbassador School of Global Education
Los Angeles, CA Grant Award: $2,048.94
PROJECT: SECOND GRADE ENGINEERS LEARNING THROUGH ROBOTICS

Sunanda Kushon
Math teacher/ Robotics Club SponsorHorace Mann U.C.L.A. Community School
Los Angeles, CA Grant Award: $1500.00
COMPETITIVE ROBOTICS TEAM - 7TH THROUGH 9TH GRADE

Thomas Field
Valor AcademyLos Angeles, CA Grant Award: $1392.00
PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE VALLEY - 5TH THROUGH 8TH GRADERS

Kate Byers
6th Grade TeacherValor Academy Middle School
North Hills, CA Grant Award: $1344.00
WHAT IN THE WORLD?

Alexa Downs
9th Grade Science TeacherValor Academy Charter High School
North Hills, CA Grant Award: $1455.00
DESIGNING AN ECTOPIAN CITY

Tamara Buchanan
Media SpecialistFishback Creek Public Academy
Indianapolis, IN
Grant Award: $1099
SCHOLASTIC BOOKFLIX

Valerie A. Crowe
4th Grade Teacher Guion Creek Elementary Metropolitan School District of Pike Township
Stacy Schultz
7th Grade Science TeacherNew Augusta North
Metropolitan School District of Pike Township