The Current: February 2026

This issue of The Current includes:

  1. Ramadan Mubarak!
  2. History in Color
  3. Celebrating Our Fellows

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The Current: January 2026

New Year, New FFT Fellows! (At least there will be on March 31.) The first step to naming our 26th cohort of grant recipients happened on January 22 when this year’s applicants hit “Submit” on their applications. This year, we received 931 applications from 49 states and the District of Columbia (where are you, Montana?) Now the rigorous, rubric driven selection process begins. Each application is reviewed, and scored at least 3 times by a cohort of hundreds of volunteers working diligently to help determine which of the applications will be funded. Good job and good luck to all who applied.

In our first issue of 2026:

  1. Listen Now: Remembering the Holocaust
  2. So That Others May Learn: Martin Luther King Day
  3. Fellows in the News

Read our January issue, here.

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The Current: December 2025

Ending the Year with Appreciation

Together, we turn the final page of the 2025 calendar, reflecting on a year that shaped our classrooms, organizations, and communities. We celebrate what we’ve learned and look ahead to the opportunities the new year will bring. At this time of year, we’re grateful for educators who continue to inspire curiosity, growth, and possibility. Wishing you a season of renewal and a strong start to the year ahead. In this final issue of the year: 

  1. Listen Now: Performing with Play
  2. Reaching Out to Rural Teachers
  3. Reminder: 2026 Application Deadline

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The Current: November 2025

This Thanksgiving issue of The Current includes:

  1. Commonalities Among Indigenous Cultures
  2. Listen Now: Tilling the Soil
  3. Watch: 2026 Information Session Recording

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The Current: October 2025

This issue of The Current includes:

  1. 2026 Application Resources
  2. Fellow in the News: Celebrating Dia de los Muertos
  3. Listen Now: Fund for Teachers the Podcast

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The Current: September 2025

This issue of The Current includes:

  1. Fellow in the News: Natalie Yasmin Soto (’25)
  2. FFT Welcomes New Board Member
  3. 2026 Fellowship Grant Application

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The Current: August 2025

This issue of The Current includes:

  1. Postcard from Japan
  2. Path is Made by Walking
  3. Fellows in the News

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The Current: July 2025

This issue of The Current includes 2025 Fellow highlights to inspire your summer:

  1. Finding Your Path in History
  2. Looking Back to Move Forward
  3. A “Sign” It’s Fellow Season

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The Current: June 2025

This issue of The Current includes 2025 Fellow highlights to inspire your summer:

  1. Embracing, Not Erasing, Vietnamese Heritage
  2. FFT Fellow in the News: Patty Taylor
  3. Get to Know Our Fellows

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The Current: April 2025

This issue of The Current celebrates the announcement of our 2025 Fellows:

  1. 25th Anniversary Year
  2. The FFT Community Factor
  3. Fellow Feature: Life in Action

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The Current: March 2025

This issue of The Current is focused on Women’s History Month:

  1. Making History More HERstory
  2. Leading While Learning
  3. Our Vote for National Teacher of the Year

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The Current: February 2025

In celebration of Black History Month, this issue of the The Current highlights some the unique ways Fellows used Fund for Teachers grants to pursue aspects of Black history in nuanced ways.

  1. The Nexus of Cultures and Communities
  2. Music (& History) to Students’ Ears
  3. Experiencing History to Expand Knowledge

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The Current: January 2025

In this issue:

  1. What makes a good citizen?
  2. Cheetah-ing in Class
  3. Fellows Helping Fellows

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The Current: December 2024

In this issue:

  1. Defining a “Followship”
  2. Affirming One’s Calling
  3. Online Learning Center
  4. Opinion: Closing the Ed Department is a Solution in Search of a Problem

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The Current: November 2024

In this issue:

  1. Mark Your Calendar: Grant Applicant Events
  2. Take a Listen: Fund for Teachers The Podcast launches fifth season
  3. Blending Craft and Technology

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The Current: October 2024

In this issue:

  1. Ready, set, apply! 2025 Grant Application Available
  2. Collaboration Across the Nation
  3. New Educator Advisory Council Members Named

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The Current: September 2024

In this issue:

  1. Heading Back to School
  2. Centering Student Experience
  3. New Partner Announced: Maxwell/Hanrahan

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The Current: July 2024

In this issue:

  1. Midsummer’s Teacher Dreams
  2. Summer Reading: The Great Gatsby

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