Program officers are Fund for Teachers' primary point of contact for grant recipients. These individuals field applicants' questions; support new Fellows throughout the summer; and continue to encourage them once... read more →
Barbara Walters said, "Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn't is someone whom I admire but have never met." FFT Fellow Helen Dole, however, seems... read more →
America’s teachers were among the first responders on September 11, instantly becoming students’ source of information and calm. In the years following the tragedy, multiple teachers have turned to Fund... read more →
"The congratulations email we got from Fund for Teachers on April 4 about our grant said "This is just the beginning..." Little did we know how true that sentiment was..."... read more →
On this day in 1945, an atomic bomb flattened Hiroshima - one of two bombings that induced the Japanese to surrender and end World War II. FFT Fellow Kelly Loubier... read more →
Fund for Teachers invites PreK-12 educators to design learning adventures wherever their imaginations can take them, which is the same thing author Mary Pope Osborne does for young readers through... read more →
Middle school language arts teacher Amy Taylor designed her Fund for Teachers fellowship to accompany Holocaust survivor Eva Kor back to Auschwitz to learn about her subjection to Mengele's twin... read more →
This month, 230 prek-12 teachers are learning around the world with Fund for Teachers grants, making this our busiest "Fellow Season." Highlighting one teacher for our weekly Friday Fellow post... read more →
Alexander Graham Bell's most well-known accomplishment is the invention of the telephone; however, his first job was as a teacher. In fact, he was teaching at the Boston School for Deaf... read more →
The Wall Street Journal recently shared an article titled "It's Never Too Late," referring to how the "multiple cognitive peaks throughout our lives, and the talents and passions that we... read more →