Best Buy Teach Award Nominations Open

  • By Michelle Rutledge
  • 07/17/07
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The Best Buy Teach award for K-12 schools has opened it's application window. According to Best Buy, winners will receive $2,000 to $10,000 for creative ideas for uses of technology in the classroom and need help to acquire the equipment "to extend, expand, or enhance current classroom curricula." Both schools and teachers will receive the awards.

Best Buy said it plans to award more than 1,500 schools with Teach awards in February 2008. $100,000 district-level awards will be announced in May 2008.

Any public and private elementary, middle and secondary schools located within 50 miles of a Best Buy store may apply for the Teach award. For those who wish to apply can visit the link below. Applications will be accepted until Sept. 30, 2007.

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