Families and Communities Stories

AAPI Community

Students Labeled 'Asian' Are Not a Monolith. Why Are Schools Treating Them That Way?

by Sabrina Toppa

April 28, 2021

Asian American students

COVID19

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

by Jessica Fregni

April 19, 2021

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

COVID19

A Year of Pandemic Learning at One New Orleans-Area School

by Jessica Fregni

March 4, 2021

An illustration shows an online classroom on the left of the image, and a school on the right, symbolizing the struggles schools have had with keep schools open due to COVID-19.

Black Community

Tearing Down Barriers By Building Up People

by Marquita Brown

February 2, 2021

A black female teacher Is Featured in a decorative yellow circle beside a black male young student in a decorative blue circle

Families and Communities

19 Resources and Ideas to Celebrate MLK Day of Service Virtually

by The TFA Editorial Team

January 13, 2021

Resources and Ideas to Celebrate MLK Day of Service Virtually

Families and Communities

The Benefits of Family Empowerment Nights

by Madeleine Burry

December 7, 2020

Parent and child at Family Empowerment Night

Student Voices

Keeping Hope Alive Through Dance

by Paula Ann Solis

November 16, 2020

A woman mid air with legs tucked back performing a dance move with students

Families and Communities

When Parents Won't Give Up

November 2, 2020

Looking up at a tall apartment building with a school attached to the bottom floor.

Families and Communities

Supporting the Whole Child With Access to Clean Clothes

by Amanda Cagan

September 16, 2020

Teach For America Jacksonville and Whirpool partnered to help get washers and dryers in schools.

Student Voices

High Schoolers on What Success Means to Them

by Sanai Metoyer, Carlos Jimenez, Harrison Yazzie, and Gabrielle Taylor

June 9, 2020

An illustration of Sanai smiling

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