Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation has once again partnered with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and contributed $1 million to help restore Rosenwald Schools.
This year, 16 Rosenwald Schools in eight states will receive funding. The Kentucky Rosenwald Schools that is funded for 2009 is the Dry Ridge Consolidated Colored School in Crittenden, Kentucky.
The Dry Ridge School will be used to educate elementary and secondary school students on the history of Rosenwald Schools. It will also provide adult education programs focusing on historic preservation, intercultural relations and other topics of interest to community groups.
For information on the Rosenwald School preservation projects, see the National Trust for Historic Preservation Rosenwald Schools Initiative.