Policy & Advocacy Supporting Black Students’ Wellness Amid Mounting Challenges Supporting Black Students’ Wellness Amid Mounting Challenges School leaders share how they’re supporting Black youths’ mental health and wellness. Recent Policy & Advocacy Stories Meet the Alumni Leading Education in Their States Meet the five Teach For America alumni currently serving as the foremost education leaders in their state. The TFA Editorial Team Advocating in Partnership With Alumni and Students Recently, TFA staff and alumni—as well as some Seattle students—gathered in Olympia, Washington, to meet with state legislators and advocate for their education priorities. The TFA Editorial Team Standing for Students, Schools, and Teachers In April 2018, Oklahoma teachers walked out to advocate for higher pay and other budgetary increases. Here's how some of them remember that event. Michael Kress One Day Editorial Staff These Alumni Are Pursuing Their Passion for Policy and Politics Teach For America’s Capitol Hill Fellows share how they are advancing educational equity at the policy level. The TFA Editorial Team TFA-LA Alum Makes Historic Run For U.S. House Of Representatives Sara Hernandez (LA, ’05) credits her time in classroom for inspiring her bid for Congress The TFA Editorial Team Jacksonville Human Rights Ordinance Is Good For Public Schools On Tuesday, February 14, the Jacksonville City Council passed an amendment to update Jacksonville’s existing Human Rights Ordinance to establish nondiscrimination practices that protect the LBGTQ community. 2015 TFA-Jacksonville corps member, Anna McDaniel, reflects on what the fully-inclusive HRO means for students and teachers in our community. Anna McDaniel Previous