"To forget would be not only dangerous but offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time." — Elie Wiesel, Night "It has been almost 80... 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 →
For the past eight years, I have been a middle school social studies teacher in an American Indian pre-kindergarten through eighth grade magnet school. Our school was created by community... read more →
Today Hispanic communities begin Dia de Los Muertos celebrations to remember with joy -- not grief -- their family members who have died. A team of teachers from Chicago's Little Village... read more →
"Teaching" might not have made this list of scariest jobs, but teaching about Jack the Ripper might have made the cut (pun intended). With their Fund for Teachers grant, Bryce... read more →
You might not know that October 25 is the birthday of Georges Bizet (composer of the opera Carmen) and Johann Strauss II (composer of multiple operettas). Or that today is World... read more →
On October 1, Fund for Teachers launched our 22nd year of investing in educator's self-designed experiential learning. It's also our 22nd year of recognizing teachers as professionals worthy of respect... read more →
September 21 is International Day of Peace, declared by The UN General Assembly as "a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and... read more →
In recognition of the anniversary of 9/11, today we feature an article originally shared in 2009 by a teacher who designed her Fund for Teachers fellowship as a result of... read more →
The death of Queen Elizabeth II evokes a wide range of emotions and much reflection on the history associated with the longest reign in the British monarchy. The global attention... read more →