AAEF is committed to offering individual educators various avenues for improving their effectiveness and student outcomes. The teacher scholarships provide teachers with funding to pursue additional teacher trainings, attend workshops, or specialized conferences. The classroom grants are offered to educators to supplement the costs of student-focused projects or activities. Both awards are available to all educators, regardless of AAE membership status.

"The AAE Foundation is proud to support these dedicated educators," said AAEF Chairman Gary Beckner. "AAE scholarships and grants are a worthy investment in empowering teachers and students across the country!"

The Association of American Educators Foundation is a non-profit charitable foundation that provides the public and public school teachers with educational information to help reform and improve the education of America's youth. The AAE Foundation's National Scholarships and Grants competition is held twice a year in the fall and spring and is not limited to AAE members. The deadline for the upcoming fall competition is October 1.

Julie Adamic – Pleasant Grove, Utah

Brittany Frank – Antioch, California

Susan Goers – Ogden, Utah

Telana Hicks – Kennesaw, Georgia

LaDonna Leazer – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Jignasha Patel – Somerset, New Jersey

Jenny Potter – Kansas City, Missouri

Tama Trotti – Decatur, GA

Classroom Grant Recipients:

Lisa Biber – Brodhead, Wisconsin

James Kelly – Plainfield, New Jersey

Timothy Mankiewicz – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

SarahAnne Nadler – LaPuente, California

Rebecca Reher – Atlanta, Georgia

MaryAnne Settlemyre – Centreville, Virginia

Allyson White – Farmington, Utah