Twelve years ago, Toyota developed the TAPESTRY program to recognize and support science teachers across the U.S. The goal: to help facilitate the difference they make in students' lives and on our society as a whole.

This June, Toyota awarded $500,000 in TAPESTRY grants to 50 deserving science teachers, demonstrating excellence and innovation. From a to-date perspective, that sum grows dramatically to more than $10,000,000 awarded to approximately 1,200 teachers…