Cox Employees Award K to Nebraska/Iowa Schools in 2026 Through Cox Charities
Cox Employees Award $43K to Nebraska/Iowa Schools in 2026 Through Cox Charities
Cox Communications today announced its Nebraska/Iowa employees will award $43,000 to 20 Nebraska/Iowa educators through its unique employee-funded Cox Charities Education Grant program. More than 70 applications were received through the Cox Charities website this year from school administrators, teachers, teaching assistants, and media specialists (Pre-K through 12th grades) in Eastern Nebraska, Gretna, Elkhorn, Millard, Ralston, Papillion, La Vista, Bellevue, Omaha, and Council Bluffs. The education grants support technology and programs that promote and enhance students’ academic success and educational experience. The award comes in addition to nearly $80K in Cox Charities Investment grants awarded to 12 Nebraska/Iowa nonprofits in August.
“Through Cox Charities, we are proud to support schools and organizations that are creating engaging and innovative learning environments for students at every stage of their journey,” said Kim Rowell, Market Vice President for Cox Communications in Nebraska and Iowa. “From advancing STEAM and technology access to supporting student wellness and workforce readiness, we invest in programs that help students build skills and succeed in and beyond the classroom. We believe education is one of the most powerful ways to strengthen our communities and create pathways to opportunity for the next generation.”
After careful deliberation by an advisory panel of local Cox employees, twenty programs were chosen. These six are located in Bellevue:
• Anderson Grove Elementary School (Papillion LaVista Community Schools) in Bellevue for STEM learning through Dash to Learn, adding new Dash robots, and running standards‑aligned, small‑group robotics lessons in the STEM Lab to deepen hands‑on learning across reading, math, science, and social studies.
• Belleaire Elementary School (Bellevue Public Schools) in Bellevue for student learning support through Tools for Teaching – Create durable, visual supports (morning binders, social stories, visual schedules) and individualized work tasks—using a laminator and related materials—to build foundational academic, social, and life skills for young learners.
• Bellevue East High School (Bellevue Public Schools) in Bellevue to expand schoolwide digital signage (“BEast IN THE KNOW”) with BrightSign‑powered TVs to keep students informed about events, awards, and opportunities and to boost participation.
• Birchcrest Elementary School (Bellevue Public Schools) in Bellevue to purchase a dry‑erase small‑group table and manipulatives to enable collaborative, hands‑on practice and visible problem‑solving in reading, writing, math, and science.
• Bryan High School (Omaha Public Schools) in Bellevue to equip journalism/broadcast classes with additional cameras so students can produce higher‑quality news, feature, and sports video packages and publish weekly YouTube broadcasts.
• Fairview Elementary School (Bellevue Public Schools) in Bellevue to replace aging Sphero BOLT robots with the BOLT+ suitcase to sustain K–6 (plus grades 6–8 in summer camp) robotics/coding activities and build computational thinking and collaboration.
Cox Communications further supports local schools, individuals, and families year-round through no-cost and low-cost programs aimed at ensuring access to the internet like Cox Communications’ own Connect2Compete for families with students, ConnectAssist, and StraightUp Internet.
Since 2006, Cox Charities has supported schools and nonprofits through employee-funded grants totaling more than $8.6 million. For more information about Cox Charities, visit www.coxcharities.org
