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This Teacher Believes That Leadership Begins in the Classroom

Teach For America alum Melissa Rowland finds education to be a rewarding experience because she loves to see her students grow. After 10 years in the classroom, she hopes to serve as a school administrator in the near future.

Faviola Leyva

Video Producer

South Carolina Teacher of the Year Wants His Students to ‘Change and Shift the World’

South Carolina Teacher of the Year Deion Jamison discusses his student-centered approach to teaching high school students and why teacher retention matters.

Jessica Fregni

Writer-Editor, One Day

Deion James stands smiling in a suit against a blue background.

Maryland Teacher of the Year on the 'Unstoppable Power' of Her Pre-K Students

Maryland Teacher of the Year Berol Dewdney discusses her approach to teaching and the importance of brain science and human connection in early childhood education.

Jessica Fregni

Writer-Editor, One Day

Maryland Teacher of the Year Berol Dewdney, smiling, sits next to a young student and helps the student with an assignment.

Allies Need to Be Bold in Their Support of LGBTQ Teachers and Students

The back-to-school season poses a challenge for queer teachers: How open can they be about who they are?

Dwayne J. Bensing

Legal Director, ACLU

An outline of a hand over a rainbow flag.

The Latest NAEP Data Is Devastating: What Do We Do Now?

The Nation’s Report Card shows troubling trends in student proficiency in the wake of the pandemic. Teach For America CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard shares three big lessons to serve as a springboard for reimagining education in this moment.

Elisa Villanueva Beard

How Teachers Stepped Up to Help Ukrainian Refugees

K-12 teachers in Poland are working to connect with students who fled the War in Ukraine.

Brendan Lowe

Contributing Writer

Paulina Galat stands in front of her classroom

This English Teacher Believes in Care First, Content Second

YES Prep Northline Secondary teacher Dylan Lewis strives to make his Houston classroom a safe space for students.

Eddie Zapata

Videographer

Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz

Managing Director, Film + Video Projects

Faviola Leyva

Video Producer

A teacher engages with a couple students over a book. The photo sits on a geometric background with shades of blue and yellow

Episode 5: Better Together

Staff and students from West High School in Denver, CO, talk about how they mobilized and partnered with their school district to successfully reunite and rebuild their high school years after it was split in two.