CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Christmas came early for teachers at Solomon M. Coles High School as Santa Claus, community sponsors and the Corpus Christi Education Foundation surprised educators with classroom grants on Friday.

The festive visit was part of a district-wide giveaway of more than $169,000 given to 85 classroom grants, bringing much-needed resources directly to teachers who work with some of the community's most vulnerable students. Big checks, Big Smiles: Corpus Christi Education Foundation awards $169k in grants

Counselor Sara Nelson was among the recipients at the campus, where she works with 150 students who often arrive as their last chance for academic success.

"We get a lot of students who have not been successful in the past academically and this is their last chance fo

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