WWII Veteran, business leader, philanthropist and stalwart individualist, Raymond N. Plank passed away at his beloved home in Ucross, Wyoming on Thursday, November 8th, 2018 at the age of 96.... read more →
Pixar's Coco familiarized many with the tradition of Dia de los Muertos, or "Day of the Dead." And before Nancy MacBride's fellowship to Oaxaca, Mexico, the annual holiday inspired Voluntown... read more →
Happy Halloween! Today, we're celebrating the clever teachers who incorporate creepy into their curriculum to engage students. Read on, if you dare... Emily at The Stanley... read more →
Starr Weems' students live in a state that ranks at the top in biodiversity, childhood obesity and unhappiness. Her answer: Get them outside. Scientists refer to the Alabama farmland surrounding... read more →
The name of our 49th state derives from the Aleut word alyeska, or "great land." Many FFT Fellows would agree after experiencing the culture and... read more →
Two weeks ago, Fund for Teachers opened the 2019 grant application. Have you been thinking about where you want to go and what you want to learn? For a little... read more →
Columbus may have sailed the ocean blue in fourteen hundred ninety two, but South Dakota instituted October 8 as Indigenous Peoples' Day in nineteen hundred eighty nine as a counter-celebration.... read more →
In honor of Mahatma Gandhi's birthday today, we share the thoughts of teachers who analyzed his practice of ahimsa, or non-violence on their 2015 FFT fellowship. Katie Seltzer and Eric... read more →
“Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life - and travel -... read more →