CFE programs increase student achievement by:
  • Honoring effective teaching practice across Chicago Public Schools
  • Developing the expertise and leadership capacity of exceptional teachers
  • Providing leadership opportunities for exemplary teachers to replicate best practice through collegial networks
  • Promoting the integration of Character Education into instruction

In The Spotlight

The Chicago Foundation for Education wins prestigious
for our exemplary use of technology!
 
CFE needs volunteers! We are currently recruiting more volunteers to assist with our programs - Study Groups and TNLI mailings, Study Groups and TNLI grant readings, Small Grant Observations (through Spring)-find more information here.
 
CFE launches program with affiliate vendors. Purchasing by linking through our site, helps give money back to fund future grants! Click here to shop.
 
A list of our 367 Small Grant winners is available online. Congratulations to our winners!
 
Is your grant project featured in our Lesson Plan Database? Add your project today and share your expertise with teachers around the world!

Grant & Fellowship Deadlines:

$500 Small Grants: 2007-08 Application Deadline has passed.
 
$1,000 Study Group Coach Grants: 2007-08 Application Deadline has passed.
 
$5,000 Fund for Teachers Grants: 2007-08 Application Deadline has passed.
 
$300 Study Group Team Member Grants: Applications available now. Deadline: April 28.
 
$1,250 Teachers Network Leadership Institute Fellowships: 2008-09 Application Deadline: June 11, 2008.

Professional Development Workshops: CFE offers Professional Development Workshops led by our Teachers Network Leadership Institute (TNLI) Fellows. The Fellows have adapted their action research projects to assist other teachers in strengthening instruction. For more details click here.
 
Grant-writing Workshops: Please e-mail cfe@cfegrants.org or call (312) 670-2323 if you would like to request a free, one-hour grant-writing workshop at your school.

"We value the Chicago Foundation for Education as an important partner in improving the quality of public education. CFE's goals are consistent with our own; improving the quality of instruction, inspiring innovative learning methods, and raising the standards of the teaching profession."

--Arne Duncan, CPS Chief Executive Officer