IRTA to award money to teachers

The Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation is making $36,500 in grant money available statewide to individual public school class room teachers for the 2017-18 school year.
The grants are designed for special projects the teachers might not be able to have funded through the normal budgetary process.
"It's great to know that an organization like the IRTAF supports teachers when dollars for education are so tight," said Doris Heaton, an IRTA member from Benton. "Grants like these have a ripple effect, from the teacher to the student, through the school, through the community and then ultimately through the state."
To apply, download, complete and submit the application online by visiting irtaonline.org. The application can be found in the IRTA Foundation section. All applications must be submitted by June 1. A special committee will select the recipients of the grants. Grant awards will be presented in the fall.
The Illinois Retired Teachers Association represents 37,000 retired teachers and their families.