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
9 Questions For National Teacher of the Year Finalist Kelly Harper
2019 Teacher of the Year Kelly Harper shares how she's making a difference in the classroom and her future ambitions in education policy.
Laura Zingg
Editorial Project Manager, One Day Studio
Meet 5 Native Leaders Who Are Changing the Narrative for Native Communities
In honor of Native Heritage Month, Teach For America’s Native alumni and staff members share how they are strengthening Native communities.
The TFA Editorial Team
How to Stay Grounded in Hope
Seven strategies for moving forward in the pursuit of justice even when the ground feels uncertain.
Charli Cooksey
Leading a Movement to Shut Down Youth Prisons in New Jersey
Critics say New Jersey’s youth prisons are wildly expensive and a relic of the past.
Susan Brenna
Recovering from Historical Amnesia
In Stockton, California, the grandchildren of farmworkers who fed the nation are discovering their history.
In the Fight for Systems Change, Two Big Wins
In Illinois and Minnesota, advocates for major shifts in education policy are celebrating victories that were a long time coming.
Leah Fabel
Choosing to Fight in Milwaukee
The city’s complicated, deep-rooted issues will not easily be solved. For these locals, that makes the challenge even more worth the taking.
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
What are our Communities Saying?
Educators across the nation addressed the 2016 Presidential election results with their classrooms and schools this week. Below are compiled reflections and experiences from some of our Bay Area school leaders, teachers and students.