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Katy Philbrick was guiding her architecture students through kitchen drawings on a drafting software when the North East Educational Foundation (NEEF) Innovation Celebration Grant Tour bus rolled to a stop at the Design and Technology Academy (DATA) at Roosevelt High...

The North East Educational Foundation raised a record-breaking amount at the 14th annual Jerry Comalander’s Fore! The Kids Tournament held at Canyon Springs Golf Club on Sept. 20. A total of 156 golfers, representing 42 companies, joined forces to raise more than...

Before arriving to Walzem Elementary with free snow cones and a big smile, Kona Ice San Antonio Owner Randy Stetson cried. This wasn’t just any other day at the job keeping kids cool, it meant much more. “My stepfather passed away last year and he was a New York City...

North East Educational Foundation (NEEF) kicked off the distribution of $362,581 in innovative classroom grants to North East ISD teachers at each convocation. NEEF Executive Director Amy Lane and NEEF mascot Sparky surprised a winning teacher at all seven North East...

When Carmen Santos walked into the Johnson High School cafeteria for this year’s New Teacher Orientation luncheon, she burst into tears. She was one of the 143 lucky new educators who won a $200 supply grant from North East Educational Foundation (NEEF). After going...

Jodie Collins is eager to help save the planet. The STEM Academy at Nimitz student just wrapped up an exciting school year learning about the importance of conservation and recycling in Jennifer Humphries’ environmental science class. Thanks to a North East...

When Fox Run Elementary Principal Kim Orihuela and GT teacher Patty Hernandez arrived at the Partners in Education ‘Thank You’ celebration, they expected to enjoy student performances and tasty appetizers. They walked away with much more than that. The North East...

In a room full of robots and iPads, Isabella Garza was drawn to a box of large colorful straws and connectors. She envisioned the frame of a house and immediately began connecting the straws. “I love making big things,” the first-grade student at Tuscany Heights...

Nothing says ¡Viva Fiesta! like flower crowns, papel picado, medals and parading robots. The second-grade team at Las Lomas Elementary recently celebrated an innovative Fiesta Float Parade as part of their Project-Based Learning unit. A total of 29 robots, programmed...

Like most five-year-olds, Joshua Johnson is apprehensive when it comes to trying new vegetables. On a recent sunny Spring day, he found himself discovering leeks, beets and kohlrabi at Roosevelt’s community garden-to-table demonstration. Joshua carefully examined the...