The Power of a Dorm Experience for Underserved Students

If we want students to thrive outside of school, we need to offer them opportunities to learn the skills they need to do so.

Tony Alleyne

Founder, Delaware College Scholars

What’s It Like to Graduate and Start College During a Pandemic?

As the school year ends, three Colorado students reflect on a year of extra hurdles, frequent quarantines, and navigating transitions in challenging circumstances.

Madeleine Burry

Opening Doors for LGBTQ+ Students

LGBTQ+ mentors share how they’re paving the way for educational and career opportunities for queer youth.

Yvonne Marquez

Author

Zackary Drucker

Photo Credit

For Students Like Me, the Arts Aren’t an 'Extra.’ They’re a Lifeline

Schools should aim to produce well-rounded students. They can’t do that if they don’t allocate resources and support for the arts.

Eve Hill

Student Writer

Maria Burke

Illustrator

What Happens When Philanthropists Begin to Practice Anti-Racism?

Money is starting to flow from people who believe that leaders with lived experiences of inequity are the most qualified to design solutions

Morgan Russell Williams

Talia Herman

College Dreams Collide with COVID-19

Millions of students had their college dreams interrupted by COVID-19. For aspiring first-generation college students, the disruptions are especially painful.

Jessica Fregni

Writer-Editor, One Day

Teachers and Administrators, Encourage Students Like Me to Dream Big

Harvard-bound high school senior Aldo Medina reflects on his interactions with his school district’s leadership and expresses his hopes for the future of American public education.

Aldo Medina

Bridging the Success Gap After High School

Transitional programs help high school students earn credentials to enter good-paying jobs and pay for continuing education after graduation.

Laura Zingg

Writer-Editor, One Day

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

10 Education Issues That Made Headlines in 2018

A look back at the most discussed national educational stories of 2018.

The TFA Editorial Team