Education
Solutions and stories related to enrichment, support, and workforce development.
Solution
An Educational Garden at Battle Rock Charter School Connects Students to Local Growing
- Local Champion:
- Battle Rock Charter School
- Date funded:
- May 25, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $10,322
Solution
Good News Could Mean Great Things For Taos Youth
- Local Champion:
- Taos resident
- Date funded:
- May 27, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $15,000
Solution
Cortez Community Members Buoy Educators’ Spirits With a Thank-You Lunch
- Local Champion:
- Cortez Teacher Appreciation Committee
- Date funded:
- April 18, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $5,820

Childcare options were already limited in Lander when COVID-19 forced some centers to close, leaving more than 100 families without reliable childcare. So a few locals got together to create a new option and—with LOR's help—expand their facility to accommodate more kids.
Solution
Southwest Open School Installs a Greenhouse That Supports Year-Long Growing
- Local Champion:
- Needful Provisions Inc. and Southwest Open School
- Date funded:
- March 24, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $13,608
Solution
Taos Youth Gain Experience in the Film Industry Through a State Competition
- Local Champion:
- NM Film Prize
- Date funded:
- March 22, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $6,160
Solution
Volunteers in Questa Get a Boost from a Community Organizing Workshop
- Local Champion:
- Questa Economic Development Fund
- Date funded:
- March 16, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $6,700

Taos Municipal Schools is debuting dedicated relaxation spaces for teachers who have confronted staff shortages, enormous workloads, and a flood of pandemic-related disruptions.

As Taos nonprofits confronted staff shortages, nine organizations teamed up to pursue federal funding that provides relief to the community-serving organizations.