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Read about the diverse, innovative ways Teach For America alumni, corps members, and staff are pursuing our shared vision of an equitable educational system and increased opportunity for all students. If you have an idea for a story we might like to publish, email editors@teachforamerica.org.

COVID19

New Orleans’ Rooted School Is Innovating for Equity

November 17, 2020

Racial Justice

A Just Future Might Require a Radical Redesign of Where Students Learn

by Joel Serin-Christ

November 17, 2020

Bryan C. Lee Jr. stands in front of a portion of a mural in which a newspaper is painted announcing the end of segregation in schools

School Leaders

This New Principal is Ready for Anything

by Faviola Leyva

November 16, 2020

A woman stands in the school courtyard with a face mask on

Alumni

Love Story: From an Unrequited Love to an Unbreakable Bond

by Paula Ann Solis

November 16, 2020

A couple kisses one another with beers in hand after their wedding ceremony.

COVID19

Please Reconsider How We Get Through This School Year

by Ashley McCall

November 16, 2020

An illustration of a building with lots of windows each with a person in it

Systems Change

What Happens When Philanthropists Begin to Practice Anti-Racism?

by Morgan Russell Williams

November 16, 2020

Elissa Salas stands in a dark conference room looking out a brightly lit window that lights her face

Latinx Community

Bringing Diversity and Student Stories to Bookshelves

by Paula Ann Solis

November 16, 2020

Illustrations of a Latinx Woman in the wilderness and typing on a computer

Health and Healthcare

Diary of a Social Worker: Making Mental Health for Students a Priority During a Pandemic

by Paula Ann Solis

November 16, 2020

An illustration of a woman in business dress standing with one hand on her hip

Educational Equity

Meet Four Women Who Are Lawyering for Good

by Christina Chinnici and Susan Brenna

November 16, 2020

A photo of a woman smiling

Racial Justice

One Man’s Mission To Recruit 100 Board Members

by Paula Ann Solis

November 16, 2020

An illustration of Justin Pinn

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