One could say that Harriet Tubman founded the Black Lives Matter movement. After escaping from a Maryland plantation in 1849, she helped establish the Underground Railroad and became its most... read more →
We all remember a teacher who touched our lives. No matter how old you were or what they taught, I guarantee that our favorite teachers shared common traits… • They... read more →
It's the New Year's Eve song most of us mumble through, but the English translation of "Auld lang syne" is "times gone by." Looking back over the year in fellowships,... read more →
So where does our cafeteria food come from? Lu Ann Carey’s father grew peaches for most of his life and, at 84, still operates a fruit truck offering fresh produce... read more →
Three exceptional FFT Fellows made time amidst grading tests and hosting classroom parties to share with us their year in review. Sydney Chaffee spent 2017 on sabbatical from Boston's Codman... read more →
Thank you, Amie Robinson, art and special education teacher at PS77 in Brooklyn, NY, for sharing your fellowship story with us. Last summer, Amie researched the impact of sketchbooks as... read more →
I teach Japanese as a foreign language to elementary and middle school students, many of whom come from immigrant families. Some families are from Central and South America, some from... read more →
Bill Gates just released his suggestions for holiday reading, and FFT Fellow Thi Bui made the list! This gorgeous graphic novel is a deeply personal memoir that explores what it... read more →
On this day in in 1095, Pope Urban II called all Christians in Europe to war against Muslims and regain the Holy Land, beginning the first of nine crusades. Two Chicago Public School... read more →
Happy Veteran’s Day! In honor of our favorite veteran (and FFT founder, Raymond Plank) and all those who served, we proudly share several FFT Fellows’ pursuit of learning that introduces the... read more →