Empowering & Education Educators | Consortium of Florida Education Foundations

Empowering &
Elevating Educators

Find out how local education foundations support educators to foster better student outcomes.

Empowered educators strengthen communities

Education foundations engage local partners and raise significant funds annually to help teachers through grants, recognition programs and other resources, fostering better student outcomes that strengthen communities throughout Florida.

Approximately 30% of local education foundations support teacher-focused programs, including free resource stores operated by 24 education foundations that collectively distribute more than $16 million in school supplies annually.  

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Approximately 30% of local education foundations support teacher-focused programs.

Teacher Recruitment and Retention

Recruiting and retaining great teachers is an increasing challenge for school districts across the nation and in Florida. As state and local leaders think strategically about the future of our teacher workforce, we believe local education foundations have a role to play. 

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Teacher Leadership and Development

For years, numerous education foundations in Florida have been supporting mentoring programs for new teachers as well as other initiatives aimed at fostering teacher leadership for various purposes. 

 

A staple of these teacher leadership and development programs is the elevation of teacher voices beyond their classroom walls, and giving them opportunities to connect and collaborate with teachers throughout their community.

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Ensure Meaningful Impact for Every Dollar

Through one single investment in the Consortium, we facilitate investments to empower and elevate educators on a regional or statewide basis. We help to ensure meaningful impact for every dollar through our network of local education foundations.