Investing in Union-Led Solutions

 

To date, the fund has made 20 grants to support groundbreaking work across the nation. The thread running through all of the projects is collaboration. “This is bottom-up reform at its best,” says AFT president Randi Weingarten.

Our grantees are opening teacher-designed charter schools, developing a national institute to nurture labor-management cooperation, creating online professional networks to support teachers as their districts redesign evaluation and pay systems, and much more!

Read about our funding priorities here.

We will announce the 2012 grantees at the AFT’s convention in July. 

Leading Change

Learn more about the Innovation Fund.

• AFT Innovation Fund: Investing in Union-Led Solutions
• Chicago: Union-Backed Charter Develops Model Contract
• Los Angeles area: Bringing Labor-Management Collaboration to the School Level
• New York State: Breaking New Ground on Teacher Evaluation
• Philadelphia: Working Together to Strengthen Community Schools
• Rhode Island: Focusing on Teacher Growth and Improvement
• San Antonio: Fighting Back Against Enrollment Decline
• St. Paul: Union Creates Licensing Program for Laid-Off Teachers

News & Highlights

To Innovate, Look to Those Who Educate (4/15/12)

Minnesota Approves Nation's First Union-Backed Organization
To Authorize Charter Schools (12/5/11)

AFT Announces New Innovation Fund Grant Recipients (7/12/11)

San Antonio's Lively Bilingual Event a Big Success (6/7/11)

N.Y. Local Showcases Labor-Management Collaboration (3/7/11)

Graduation Coaches Go To Bat for Kids—and Each Other (2/9/11)

AFT Educational Foundation Wins Federal Innovation Grant (8/5/10)

AFT Innovation Fund Announces New Investments (7/10/10)

Weingarten Highlights Unionized Charter School in Chicago (5/11/10)

Fight for America's Future Tour 2010: Chicago Talent Development High School