Policy & Advocacy

The Push to Expand Access to Teacher Certification for DACAmented Educators

Many states are struggling to recruit teachers—while also blocking DACA recipients from leading classrooms.

An illustration of the United States with the words "DACA Educators" "Teacher Shortage" and "Remove The Barriers" written over top of the country

Recent Policy & Advocacy Stories

Hawai‘i Students Fought for Free Menstrual Products in Schools and Won

Hawaii Governor David Ige signed a bill into law requiring public schools to provide free period products. Meet the educator and students who made that happen.

Georgia Davis

Associate Editor

Writing Himself Into Existence: A Queer Iranian Immigrant Pens Stories About His Community

YA author Abdi Nazemian talks about the importance of young people being able to “see themselves” in literature.

Jessica Fregni

Writer-Editor, One Day

A young man holding a book that depicts his face.

Supporting Black Students’ Wellness Amid Mounting Challenges

School leaders share how they’re supporting Black youths’ mental health and wellness.

Jessica Fregni

Writer-Editor, One Day

An blue and yellow illustration of a girl having her brain watered with a watering can

The Crushing and Inequitable Burden of Student Debt

What would it take to solve the $1.6 trillion student debt crisis?

Jessica Fregni

Writer-Editor, One Day

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Photographer

Manuhe Abebe, a Black male college student stands in front of a campus building wearing a blue suit.

The Push to Expand Access to Teacher Certification for DACAmented Educators

Many states are struggling to recruit teachers—while also blocking DACA recipients from leading classrooms.

Jessica Fregni

Writer-Editor, One Day

Creating Safe and Supportive Schools for Students with Disabilities During Delta

Three experts discuss the Delta variant’s impact on students with special health care needs and share what families and educators need to know.

Jessica Fregni

Writer-Editor, One Day

A teacher takes the temperature of a student

The Future of Policy & Education in the Black Community

The TFA Editorial Team

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

How a Lawsuit Brought Pandemic Relief to Low-Income North Carolina Families

A community teamed up to get $5.5 million of COVID relief into the hands of families who needed it most.

Jessica Fregni

Writer-Editor, One Day

Maria Burke

Illustrator

Illustration of three houses two of which have dollar bills on them

The Future of Education Under the Biden Administration

What can we expect from President Biden’s education plan? Three education policy experts give us a glimpse of what our education system could look like under Biden administration.

Jessica Fregni

Writer-Editor, One Day

A collage featuring a photo of the U.S. Capitol and a yellow school bus pulling up in front of it.