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 →
After our 2020 grant recipients' plans stalled due to the global pandemic, our organization faced an interesting situation. No Fellows pursing learning beyond the classroom or applying their experiences inside... read more →
Four years ago, the land behind Daphne High School lay fallow and Betsy Anderton's kids lay on the sofa looking at their phones. This combination did not sit well with... read more →
When thinking about teacher leaders, who comes to mind? Union reps? Data team leaders? Committee chairs? Leadership is about more than labels. There are countless individuals in classrooms around the... read more →
This morning, SxSWEdu kicked off virtually with a keynote by Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry on the topic of how childhood experiences change the biology of our bodies and brains.... read more →
Happy International Women's Day! This year's theme is "Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world" and pay equity is certainly a large part of that equation.... read more →
In celebration of International Women's Day, we share the teaching of Neha Singhal (Montgomery County Public Schools, MD). In one of our more unique fellowships, Neha conducted mini-ethnographic research on... read more →
As Naima Hall tells it, she had a hard time finding her way in the world of work. For a while she did construction work, then bartended. Only after a few more... read more →