SELCO Community Credit Union will begin accepting applications on Saturday, Aug. 15 for more than $125,000 in educator support through two of its SELCO Steps Up education programs, each designed to help teachers who too often pay out of pocket for classroom-related expenses. Since 2024, when SELCO Steps Up first launched Classroom Makeovers and vastly expanded Creative Educator Grants, the programs have supported an array of projects with nearly $250,000 in funding. Creative Educator Grants: Designed for K-12 educators with creative classroom ideas but lacking funds to get those projects off the ground.