Fund for Teachers has announced our 23rd cohort of grant recipients, bringing our total investment in nearly 10,000 preK-12 teachers to $37,000 million. This year’s FFT Fellows represent our largest... read more →
Today is a once-in-a-lifetime event, as he moon passes between Earth and the sun for a total eclipse -- the perfect event to capture students' imagination across math, English and... read more →
“We have learned that trauma is not just an event that took place sometime in the past; it is also the imprint left by that experience on mind, brain, and... read more →
Today we open our third year of Innovation Circle Grants specifically for those previously awarded Fund for Teachers grants. Participants dive into one of two topics alongside other FFT Fellows... read more →
Kicking off Women's History Month, we share this fascinating fellowship designed by two teachers from Alpine, Texas. "An American woman with a prosthetic leg, a Black woman born into poverty... read more →
In the aftermath of the pandemic, Christine Mitchell's faith in the goodness of others flagged. She saw the same disillusionment in her students. Their school community is an isolated one,... read more →
Fund for Teachers does not exist without Friends for Teachers – those of you who contribute financially and donate your time and voices to help us spread the word about... read more →
Tasked with developing and implementing an African American history course in keeping with Virginia governor’s executive order, FFT Fellow Ariel Alford (Alexandria, VA) leveraged a Fund for Teachers fellowship to... read more →
Thanks to FFT Fellow Tim Barry for his reflection on his two Fund for Teachers fellowships inspired by students' curiosity and focused on elevating the experiences of Native Americans during... read more →
Halloween can be a scary time for teachers, due students' sugar highs, costumes gone wrong, and the "ghosting" of students" the day after. For Jinafer Brown's French students, the learning takes... read more →