Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Teach For America

Could This School District Be a Model for Creating Lasting Antiracist Policies?

A Virginia school district implemented an antiracism policy in 2017 that could help inform similar efforts for schools across the country.

Eleanore Catolico

Contributing Writer

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The Path to Top STEM Careers for Black Men Starts in K–12 Classrooms

A lack of representation of Black men as math teachers also signals to Black students that careers in science, technology, engineering, and math—STEM—are also not for them.

Artemus Werts

Principal In Residence, Foundation Academies

A young Black student works on math problems.

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

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Moving Beyond the Gender Binary in Education

Tips for how educators can create a more affirming space for students of all gender identities.

Jesse Holzman (they/them)

Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago

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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

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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

Erasure and Stereotypes in School Lessons Left Me Searching for Myself

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have never been represented in the curricula of American schools. It's time I saw myself in the books we're assigned for class.

Serena Puang

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Students Labeled 'Asian' Are Not a Monolith. Why Are Schools Treating Them That Way?

States and K–12 schools still lump disparate groups of students together as “Asian” when collecting and disaggregating data. It’s a problem.

Sabrina Toppa

Author

Dustin Chambers

Photographer

Allow Black Students to Be Their Authentic Selves at School

Schools must end punitive rules that dictate to Black children how they can show up in physical or remote classrooms.

Jason B. Allen

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Working to Shatter Education's Glass Ceiling

Teaching is one of the most female-dominated professions, with 76 percent of all K-12 teachers in the U.S. identifying as women. So why do women only make up 31 percent of district superintendents?

Jessica Fregni

Writer-Editor, One Day

Two female superintendents talking to each other.