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Students & Communities

The Power of Partnership

by Grace Simmons

September 27, 2019

Author Grace Simmons with her classroom of elementary school students

Latinx Community

We Need to Talk About Identity

by Irma Ayala-Nicholas

September 3, 2019

Piece of ruled paper on a table

Education & Issues

Improving Education Is Going to Take All of Us

by Aisha Crumbine

July 25, 2019

Houston Teach For America

TFA Network

A Statement of Gratitude

by Tiffany Needham

June 20, 2019

Alum Story

Love Story: To the Tune of Love

by Paula Ann Solis

June 4, 2019

A couple on their wedding day looking out over the Houston skyline

Students & Communities

IRL: Hanging w/ Gen Smartphone

by Paula Ann Solis

June 4, 2019

A male high school student stares down into his phone's screen.

Leadership

How to Create Lasting Change

by Elliott Witney

March 27, 2019

A screenshot of a video with text that reads, "Make change that's durable."

Life as a Corps Member

Persevering as a New Teacher

by Jenn Dewhirst

March 19, 2019

Life as a Corps Member

What I’ve Learned After My First Month of Teaching

by Liliana Martinez

March 12, 2019

A close-up photo of Ms. Martinez's classroom, with a student drawing and cup of pens.

Educational Inequity

Putting All Children on a Path to Success

by Sehba Ali

March 5, 2019

A teacher working with a student at her desk.

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