Meet our 2024 Fund for Teachers Fellows

Fund for Teachers has announced our 23^rd 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 percentage of Teachers of Color, 365 public/private/charter schoolteachers from 36 states and the District of Columbia.

Meet our 2024 FFT Fellows

Fund for Teachers grants support teachers as the primary learner in the classroom and trusts they know best what their students need to advance academically and emotionally. That’s why there is relatively no limitation on what a teacher can propose to learn, or where they propose to learn it. Over the past 24 years, FFT Fellows have pursued new knowledge, skills, and perspectives in 170 different countries on every continent.

“A curious teacher who recognizes students’ learning gaps, honors their lived experiences, and actively seeks innovative solutions will change the lives of those students and their families,” said Karen Eckhoff, Fund for Teachers’ executive director.  Our Fellows are models of what can happen when teachers are respected professionals and valued as agents of change.”

Fund for Teachers also invests in teachers by awarding Innovation Circle Grants that fuel Fellows’ independent research during the summer, followed by virtual collaboration with other Fellows throughout the fall followed by classroom implementation in the spring.

We are excited to begin introducing these exemplary teachers and invite you to follow their fellowships throughout the summer on our Facebook, Instagram, blog and podcast!