Erin Madigan White

Thank you to Erik Ekroth and Lucas Hubbard for helping us capture the magic of this event! At MFEE, we know our supporters are willing to jump through hoops to ensure students in the Montclair Public Schools receive a high-quality education. Turns out, many of you were up for much more… Because adults need recess, too. Hula-hoop races? Check. Waddling like a duck with a rubber ball between your legs? Check. Donning giant granny pants and playing catch? Check. Laughing in the...

2026 Weston Award Winners Sixteen teachers and one counselor to be awarded $2,000 and honored at public ceremony Sixteen Montclair Public Schools teachers and one school counselor have been named winners of the 2026 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching, selected from hundreds of nominations submitted by MPS parents, students, and staff. The awards recognize master teachers and emerging educators who inspire learning, value students, and support individual needs and strengths....

MFEE Executive Director Masiel Rodriquez-Vars was honored to be the first guest on the 'Glenfield Pod!' When Glenfield Middle School students were seeking their first guest for their very first episode of the "Glenfield Pod,” they turned to Masiel Rodriquez-Vars, executive director of the Montclair Fund for Educational Excellence. That’s because their school’s new podcasting studio was made possible by an MFEE IdeaLab grant, which this year focus on the theme “civics in our schools.” Of...