Edmond schools and teachers among those chosen to receive support through Cox Charities Education Grant program.
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Cox Charities
Cox Communications has announced its Oklahoma City employees will award $81,000 to 21 educators at 18 local schools through its unique employee-funded Cox Charities Education Grant program. More than 118 applications were received through the Cox Charities website this year from school administrators, teachers, teaching assistants and media specialists (Pre-K through 12th grades) in Oklahoma City and the surrounding communities. The education grants support technology and programs that promote and enhance students' academic success and educational experience.
After careful deliberation by an advisory panel of local Cox employees, the following schools were chosen:
Del City Elementary (Mid-Del)
Edmond North High School (Edmond)
Griffith Meridian Elementary (Choctaw)
Kennedy Elementary School (Norman)
Mid-Del Technology Center (Mid-Del)
Monroe Elementary School
Mustang Elementary (Mustang)
Northmoor Elementary (Moore)
Stone Ridge Elementary (Piedmont)
Piedmont Elementary (Piedmont)
Piedmont Early Childhood Center (Piedmont)
Pleasant Hill Elementary (Mid-Del)
Redbud Elementary (Edmond)
Townsend Elementary (Mid-Del)
Westmoore High School (Moore)
Winding Creek Elementary (Moore)
Bethany Earl Harris Elementary (Bethany)
Southmoore High School (Moore)
Cox Communications further supports local schools, individuals, and families year-round through no-cost and low-cost programs aimed at ensuring access to the internet like the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) , and Cox Communications’ own Connect2Compete for families with students, ConnectAssist, and StraightUp Internet.
“Cox employees supporting the schools and kids in the communities where we work, live and grow our own families is such a big part of what we stand for at Cox,” said Christine Martin, director of communications for Cox. “We have a legacy here in Oklahoma of showing our support through action and tens of thousands of dollars collected directly from our paychecks each month that we invest back into the people and schools that truly make a difference for our future leaders.”
The $81,000 in Cox Communications Education Grants to be awarded for the 2023-24 school year are in addition to $177,250 in Cox Charities Investment grants awarded to 19 Oklahoma City nonprofits in August. Since 2006, Cox Charities has supported schools and nonprofits through employee-funded grants totaling more than $8.6 million. For more information about Cox Charities, visit www.coxcharities.org