On Monday, we shared the work of an FFT Fellow to educate his Tulsa students about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre for the first time. Today, as Pride Month begins,... read more →
This is the second in a four-part series called "Fellow Voices" in which we turned to our grant recipients for their insights into what innovation in the classroom will look... read more →
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, a historic event that occurred in the town where Kyle Peaden taught students who knew nothing about it. We are... read more →
The last four years have been exciting. I have been working at developing an arts-integrated environmental education and outdoor skills program at my school. I have watched as students connected... read more →
One year ago, my community suffered a devastating loss, which called into question the very systems upholding the safety of the neighborhoods my students and I call home. In the... read more →
Reflecting on today's birthday of Malcolm X, we share the thoughts of an FFT Fellow used her grant to research past and present resistance movements (but in Mexico) to use... read more →
Our high school is co-located in a converted elementary school building that still feels very much like an elementary school building (low sinks, low toilets, tiny lockers, a gym the... read more →
On Teacher Appreciation Day (May 6), Fund for Teachers announce with a national release the names of 191 public, private and charter school teachers to receive $325,000 in grants for self-designed... read more →
In response to the recent Ed Week article Summer School Is More Important Than Ever, But Teachers Are 'Fried' And Need A Break, we invited FFT Fellows to weigh in.... read more →
When Sterling Morton went west in the 1870s, he found the Nebraska territory's lack of trees a real issue - agriculturally and aesthetically. The newspaper editor proposed a "tree planting... read more →