celebrations - Fund for Teachers https://fundforteachers.org Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:38:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Celebrating Our Fellows https://fundforteachers.org/celebrating-our-fellows/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:45:20 +0000 https://fundforteachers.org/?p=26204 SPRING 2026 UPDATE  Spring ushers in a season of recognition for educators, which gives us the opportunity to do a little humble bragging by saying “We knew them first.” Join us in celebrating these FFT Fellows and, please, let us know about exciting updates in your careers and classrooms! 

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SPRING 2026 UPDATE 

Spring ushers in a season of recognition for educators, which gives us the opportunity to do a little humble bragging by saying “We knew them first.” Join us in celebrating these FFT Fellows and, please, let us know about exciting updates in your careers and classrooms! 

  • James Sheridan (Houston) is an H-E-B Excellence in Education Award Finalist, earning him a $1,000 award and $1,000 for Yes Prep – East End Secondary. 
  • Prince Johnson (New York) joins The Institute for Educational Leadership’s spring 2026 Education Policy Fellowship Program. 
  • Shelina Warren (Washington DC) received the DC Public Education Fund’s Educator Excellence Award. 
  • Angela Guy (Houston) is an ARTEFFECT Ambassador through the Lowell Milken Family Foundation. 
  • Janet Damon (Colorado) is one of five 2026 recipients of the Horace Mann Educators Foundation’s Award for Teaching Excellence. 
  • Matt Holden (Arkansas) and Bethany Seal (Mississippi) are members of the 2026 Fulbright Teacher Exchange cohort. 
  • Erik Erickson (Saint Paul, MN) is in the running for 2026 Minnesota Teacher of the Year. 
  • Kate Van Haren (Pittsville, WI) is a 2026 PBS LearningMedia Teacher Ambassador. 
  • Jessica Culver (Ozark, AR) was named Secondary Level Social Studies Teacher of the Year by the National Council of Social Studies.  
  • Mirta-Valdes-Bradner (Easton, MD ) was recognized by The Educator’s Room as a Trailblazing Top 50 Educator. And, 
  • Melaney Sanchez (Owings, MD) received her state’s Teaching America250 Award through the Jack Miller Center for Teaching American’s Founding Principles of History.  

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