(Scholarships for local students.).....ICOE's Foundation For Education awards scholarship funds.

Over $18,000 were awarded for local students. The Foundation for Education is an auxiliary organization of the Imperial County Office of Education. They have announced they awarded $18,350 in scholarships to 31 students in 2023. Each year the Foundation for Education scholarship program helps increase at-risk youth and students with special needs. This year the Foundation recognized the academic and personal achievements of 27 outstanding students enrolled in special education programs, alternative education schools and Imperial Pathways Charter, ICOE's drop-out recovery program for individuals 17 and over. Scholarship recipients include graduates from Aurora High School, Desert Valley High School, Mount Signal Academy, Valley Academy, Southwest High School, and Imperial Pathways Charter School. Four additional students from Brawley Union High School and Central Union High School were also awarded a scholarship through the Foundation's Higher Education Week Scholarship Program. Each of the $500 scholarships are to help offset the cost of tuition and other college expenses.