A North Platte businessman will be awarded this year's Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation's “Above and Beyond Award.” The Foundation will honor Pat Keenan on Feb. 2 at its “Red &...more
Half of the $30,000 will be paid by a grant, said Councilman Brook Baker. The other half will be paid by the Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation. A third of the foundation's funds will be paid by the...more
Teach for America is a social venture that hires graduating seniors from some of the most selective colleges and offers them with five-week training courses before unleashing them for a minimum of two years in some of the country’s worst classrooms.