Innovation in action
for educationSince 1985, The Education Fund has worked side-by-side with the private sector to direct resources where they are needed most in Miami-Dade schools. Our mission is to design and implement initiatives to improve our schools and bring excellence to public education in Miami-Dade.
The Education Fund's first program awarded mini-grants to classroom teachers. Today, we operate up to a dozen initiatives at any given time, ranging from small grants programs to large-scale school improvement initiatives, all aimed at increasing student achievement.
Together, these programs benefit all of the 375+ schools, 22,000+ teachers and 340,000+ students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
enables a
teacher's voice to be a factor in creating educational policy through
school-based action research projects. The Institute comprises 14
nationwide affiliates who collaborate on studies and share their
results and recommendations with policy-makers.
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