New Mexico

Improving Voting Access for Marginalized Communities One School at a Time

Blanca Adriana Ontiveros’ work focuses on ways to help children leverage the power of the ballot even if they can’t vote.

Stephanie García

Writer-Editor

Love Story: Summer (Institute) Lovin’, Happened So Fast

It was a crush turned epic love story between two alums, but an ocean and two years apart in two different regions – New Mexico and Hawaiʻi – tested their love. Through time and distance, their flame remained lit. Now they have their happily ever after.

Paula Ann Solis

Building Indigenous Futures for Ourselves and Our Nations 

How Native educators are combatting the erasure of Indigenous perspectives in the classroom, and ensuring Native students are seen and heard.

Laura Zingg

Editorial Project Manager, One Day Studio

Meet the Alumni Leading Education in Their States

Meet the five Teach For America alumni currently serving as the foremost education leaders in their state.

The TFA Editorial Team

Responding to the Pandemic’s Impact on Native Students

Native educators are confronting COVID-19 in their communities with compassion and resilience.

Laura Zingg

Editorial Project Manager, One Day Studio

High Schoolers on What Success Means to Them

In their own words, four students define success and the tools they need to achieve it. Note to grown-ups: It's not about the money.

Sanai Metoyer

Carlos Jimenez

Harrison Yazzie

Gabrielle Taylor

One Last Look

What's the oddest thing you've found while cleaning out your classroom for the summer?

Joel Serin-Christ

Author

Susanna Chapman

Congrats on Finishing College. What’s Next?

A student and a teacher started their high school careers together eight years ago. Now they’re on to another new beginning.

Faviola Leyva

Video Producer

How and When to Get Heard by Legislators

Gaining traction on education policy change takes timing, consensus-building, and not giving in to cynicism.

Susan Brenna

Reinventing Camp Culture: When Kids, Community, and Sovereignty Come First

Dlǫ́ǫ́ʼ Yázhí (Little Prairie Dog) Day Camp is the real deal: a summer camp for Navajo kids from which other camps could take a lesson in authenticity.

Paula Ann Solis