EDUCATION

Foundation awards ‘Teaching With Grace,’ other scholarships to Chandler grads

The 2026 Perry High School Chandler Education Foundation scholarship recipients pose for a photo. One of the recently established scholarships is called Teaching With Grace, named for Grace E. Roarty, a Perry alumna who planned to enter teaching before passing away in 2019.

Courtesy of Chandler Education Foundation

This past school year, the Chandler Education Foundation awarded $282,000 in scholarships to Chandler Unified School District graduates.
The scholarship recipients represented all six CUSD high schools.

One especially meaningful aspect this year, according to a news release, was the introduction of the Teaching With Grace Scholarship.

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