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North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives scholarship helps ECU student explore opportunities outside the classroom

A scholarship can be one of the biggest difference makers for a student when it comes to being able to fully invest in their education and explore opportunities beyond the classroom. That’s why each year, North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives award…

Bees and Bright Ideas: Teacher uses grants to build multi-use pollination center

Every fall, as educators and students return to the classroom, there’s a buzz across the state as the deadline looms to apply for a Bright Ideas education grant from North Carolina’s electric cooperatives. For Brandon Dillman, a teacher at…

Year after year impact: Bright Ideas grants keep giving back to local educators

One of the reasons Bright Ideas grants have been so impactful in classrooms across the state is their ability to support educators’ lesson plans for years at a time. For the past 30 years, North Carolina’s electric cooperatives have…