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The Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation will be granting an additional $80,000 to Oakland educators, faculty and student groups for 2014.

The additional grant funding is part of the foundation’s ongoing "Making the Critical Difference" campaign, which provides resources and teaching tools over and above those funded with tax dollars. Applications are now being accepted for the 2014 grant cycle.


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