Standing Together for Our Students
Teach For America CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard reflects on the difficult moment our country faces and shares resources and supports as we stand together for our students.
Elisa Villanueva Beard
'Teaching is My Form of Activism': Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
This Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we highlight how Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders are playing a key role in the fight for educational equity for all.
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.
Inspiring the Next Generation of Women in Local Leadership
In honor of Women’s History Month, we're celebrating women across the Teach For America network who are empowering women and girls to get involved in civic leadership.
Meet the Indianapolis Youths Sparking Community Change through Bold Leadership
Across the city, Indianapolis youths of color are collectively addressing local issues with the support of TFA corps members and alumni.
Lauren Hall
From the Classroom to the Polls: Honoring the Legacy of African Americans and Voting Rights
In his African American Studies classes at KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School, Benjamin Smith (Memphis '15) strives to correct the misinformation and unrealistic exceptions placed on Black voters and to encourage his students to become civically engaged.
Benjamin Smith
Standing Up for Transgender Students
Trans students deserve a safe and affirming place to learn. Advocates from Teach For America’s network are helping to make this happen.
Laura Zingg
Editorial Project Manager, One Day Studio
Transgender Rights in Schools: My Vision for One Day
Learn how Alyxandra Ramsay a first-grade transgender teacher in South Florida, is speaking out for transgender student and employee rights in her school district and beyond.
Alyxandra Ramsay
First grade teacher in South Florida
Holding on to Hope With DACA's Future at Stake
Miriam Gonzalez Avila, a teacher and Teach For America alum, filed a lawsuit to save DACA. Now the Supreme Court is set to hear her case.
Help is Here to Know and Protect the Rights of Immigrant Students
TFA Social Innovation award-winner Vanessa Luna, co-founder of ImmSchools is leading an effort to provide educators the resources they need to know and protect the rights of immigrant students and families.
Susan Brenna