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COVID19

So Many Missed Milestones for High School Seniors

by Madeleine Burry

May 1, 2020

Aaliyah working on computer

COVID19

Lifeguarding Dreams Put on Hold by the Pandemic

by Faviola Leyva

April 15, 2020

Student Beamber Davis

Students & Communities

Everyone Into the Pool: Students Dismantle Segregation’s Legacy by Learning to Swim

by Faviola Leyva

December 10, 2019

Beamber Davis coming out of the pool

Alum Story

Staying Rooted After the Corps

by Laura Zingg

June 20, 2019

A group of Teach For America alums walking through a park.

#6degreesofLVV Featuring Haejin Woo

December 19, 2017

#6degreesofLVV Featuring Principal Anthony Nunez

December 19, 2017

Education & Issues

The Scrappy, Collective Effort in Las Vegas

by Paula Ann Solis

October 2, 2017

A woman standing in Las Vegas

Early Childhood Education

Alumni Spotlight: Q&A With Maryssa Kucskar

by The TFA Editorial Team

March 31, 2017

Teaching

A Letter to My Fellow Teachers at the Beginning of the School Year

by Tawni Murphy

August 23, 2016

a letter to my fellow teachers at the beginning of the school year graphic