Lawrence Schools Foundation has announced Teacher Innovation Grants totaling $24,391 which will fund innovative projects and programs.
Some of the funded programs and projects are as follows: iPads for speech and language pathologists to support preschoolers with moderate to severe communication disorders, Heart-rate monitors to assess the cardiovascular exercise of freshmen in P.E. classes and others.
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