TEMPE — The Fiesta Sports Foundation’s Wishes for Teachers program handed out a total of $1.5 million to hundreds of Arizona educators on Tuesday.

The 540 teachers received $2,500 each to fund classroom projects or supplies in the 10th year of the education grant program.

Wishes for Teachers expanded this year to include three schools that received $50,000 each for building remodels.

Teachers were called and told their wishes had been granted after winners were selected through a lottery system.

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Sierra Meyers, a physical education teacher at James Madison Preparatory School in Tempe, said her award will help fund new equipment at the charter school.

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