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Photos of Endowment House Collatoral

As Excellence in Education celebrates four decades of investing in local schools, longtime board member Scott Ryan reflects on the importance of community involvement, the Endowment House, and recognizing exceptional educators. When architect Scott Ryan began working on school facility projects in the Tahoe Truckee region in the early 1990s, he noticed that music rooms, … Read more

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Students at Tahoe Truckee Unified School District use manipulatives provided by an Excellence in Education grant.

The Excellence in Education Foundation was established in 1986 in response to legal policies, like CA Prop 13, that were passed in the 1970s that significantly reduced funding for schools, including the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (TTUSD). As TTUSD began to feel the crunch of reduced funding, a group of concerned citizens raised approximately … Read more