Spring 2026 Grants

 

 

Classroom Central

Charlotte, NC

Program support to expand EdExchange, a professional learning platform strengthening early-career teacher effectiveness and retention $25,000

CMS Foundation

Charlotte, NC

Program support for the CMS Teaching Residency, with a goal of increasing the licensing of non-traditionally trained teachers $140,000 (over 2 years)

CMS Foundation

Charlotte, NC

Program support to increase teacher quality and retention in CMS by expanding National Board Certification and strengthening Teacher-Leader Pathways $176,532 (over 2 years)

Communities In Schools of Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Charlotte, NC

Program support for elementary school programming to provide Mecklenburg County’s students with a strong foundation for academic success $60,000

Hunt Institute

State Level - NC

Program support to launch a North Carolina English Learner Network strengthening literacy instruction and outcomes statewide $45,000

KIPP NC

State Level - NC

Program support to launch an Exceptional Children certification pathway strengthening teacher preparation for serving students with intellectual learning differences $40,000

My Brother's Keeper Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Charlotte, NC

Program support to scale a home-based K–3 tutoring model improving literacy outcomes and reducing absenteeism in Charlotte-Mecklenburg $25,000

National Council on Teacher Quality

State Level - NC

Program support to strengthen teacher preparation policy and practice in North Carolina to improve early reading outcomes $33,674

NC Alliance for School Leadership Development

State Level - NC

Program support to expand Distinguished Leadership in Practice (DLP) to strengthen principal leadership development in North Carolina $30,000

North Carolina State University

State Level - NC

Program support in partnership with the NC Collaboratory to advance statewide collaboration and research to improve teacher retention in North Carolina $25,000

Public School Forum of North Carolina

State Level - NC

Program support for the DRIVE initiative to strengthen teaching and leadership via regional collaboration on staffing for the educator workforce $25,000

Teach For America

State Level - NC

Program support to expand the Ignite Fellowship, providing high-dosage tutoring to accelerate student learning in Western North Carolina $100,000 (over 2 years)

Teach For America

Charlotte, NC

Program support to strengthen the educator talent pipeline in Charlotte to improve early literacy and reduce absenteeism $200,000 (over 2 years)