National Education Association Foundation (NEAF)

Community schools initiative - The Foundation's community schools initiative supports The development of community schools as an educational justice and equity strategy in The american south, a region with persistent patterns of underinvestment in public Education and The highest child poverty rate in The nation. Community schools are co-created through partnerships among educators and school leaders, community organizations, students, families, and local business and institutions to meet students' academic and non-academic needs. Through its initiative, The Foundation has built a regional community of practice to support The development of community schools across Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Grants to educators - to improve student learning, The Foundation provides grants to individuals and teams of educators to support instructional practice and professional development across all subject areas and grade levels. By directly funding educator-conceived and led projects, The Foundation enables educators to chart their own course to solve teaching and learning challenges. The Foundation gleans knowledge from these grants to share what works with The field and to inform our broader body of work.

Awards for teaching excellence - The Foundation presents The awards for teaching excellence at our annual gala to honor The critical work that public school educators do every day. In 2024, we celebrated 44 exemplary educators, all from different states, in front of an audience of thousands of people online.

Program administration

Global learning fellowship

Responsive grantmaking

Partnerships