Fund for Teachers - An Introduction

American historian Jacques Barzun said, “Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.” The national nonprofit Fund for Teachers is out that change that. Frustrated with society’s lack of appreciation and respect for educators, Fund for Teachers strives to honor teachers as the professionals charged with preparing our students for productive futures. Since 2001, Fund for Teachers has awarded approximately $30 million in grants to almost 9,000 of the nation’s most innovative and dedicated preK-12 teachers in public, private and charter schools. No other organization in the country trusts teachers to determine what’s missing in their classrooms, design their own solutions and do what it takes to make it happen. To date, Fun ...