Ideas & Solutions

When Teachers Struggled to Address Racism, These Students Showed Them How

Students at a Chicago school hold a teach-in for faculty on being antiracist, sparking change at the school and leading to the birth of a new nonprofit dedicated to centering student voices.

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Recent Ideas & Solutions Stories

Students Work to Help Their Communities—and Their Own Mental Health

Civic engagement can help students perform better at school and improve their own wellbeing.

Sabrina Toppa

Author

Summer Programs Are Helping Students Turn the Page on COVID-19

Summer learning programs are helping students through social-emotional learning, work-based learning, academic supports, and other enrichment opportunities.

Jessica Fregni

Writer-Editor, One Day

Nate Smallwood

Photographer

Dorian Cole hands out ice cream to children.

A Summer of Fresh Starts

An Ohio school system is infusing fun and rigor into its summer program to help students get a strong start to the new academic year.

Laura Zingg

Writer-Editor, One Day

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Making Space for Youth Activism

Schools can be safe environments for students to explore ways to improve the world and the communities they live in.

Laura Zingg

Writer-Editor, One Day

Erik Jansen

Illustrator

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How Schools Can Address Black Students’ Unmet Mental Health Needs

Mental health expert Michael A. Lindsey discusses the importance of school-based mental health services for students and the growing push to meet that need.

Georgia Davis

Editorial Coordinator

A teacher puts their arm around two students guiding them down the hallway

Corps Member Begins Visioning for Mobile Student App

Monique Nunnally (Metro Atlanta, '15) writes about her vision for her students.

The TFA Editorial Team

Dear 2021 Graduates: You’re Ready to Get Back in the Boat

Teach For America's CEO, Elisa Villanueva Beard shares a message of hope and inspiration with the class of 2021.

Elisa Villanueva Beard

A student walking down the street in a cap and gown.

When Teachers Struggled to Address Racism, These Students Showed Them How

Students at a Chicago school hold a teach-in for faculty on being antiracist, sparking change at the school and leading to the birth of a new nonprofit dedicated to centering student voices.

Michael Kress

Editor-in-Chief, One Day Digital

Erik Jansen

Illustrator

Watch Teach For America CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard’s Featured Session at SXSW EDU

In conversation with Big Picture Learning Co-Executive Director Carlos Moreno, Elisa discusses the future of education and how to support the next generation of diverse, equity-oriented leaders.

The TFA Editorial Team

Elisa Villanueva Beard and Carlos Moreno

The Case for Reinventing Education

As we start to see glimpses of hope after a year of pandemic uncertainties, we must use this opportunity to reinvent our education system.

Elisa Villanueva Beard

A teacher, smiling, stands at the front of a line of students outside in front of a building