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DACA

DACAmented and Dedicated: A 2020 Corps Member’s Story

by Mary Bliss McCrossen

July 14, 2020

Picture of Albert, a young Latinx man wearing a dark suit and standing against the backdrop of downtown New Orleans.

Black Community

Difficult Classroom Conversations About Race

by Madeleine Burry , Jessica Fregni, and Laura Zingg

June 12, 2020

People assemble at a George Floyd protest, holding signs.

Teaching Tips

Six Books to Get Your Students Through a Pandemic

by Paula Ann Solis

June 11, 2020

An image displaying three book covers: The Alchemist, Interpreter of Maladies, and Just Mercy

AAPI Community

Lessons From Disaggregating Data in Los Angeles Unified School District

by Joel Serin-Christ

June 10, 2020

An illustration of Mindy Kordash-Shim

Alumni

Love in the Time of COVID-19

by Faviola Leyva

May 28, 2020

Abby Eyre and Spencer Clark hugging.

DACA

Holding on to Hope With DACA's Future at Stake

by Laura Zingg

November 7, 2019

Miriam Gonzalez standing in front of a California courthouse.

School Life

The Importance of Perseverance as a Teacher

by The TFA Editorial Team

October 23, 2019

Teach For America Los Angeles corps member, Marisa Kartub.

Public Policy

Three Careers Where Going Green Meets Social Justice

by Paula Ann Solis

October 1, 2019

An illustration of people planting trees and, in a different frame, someone delivering a speech in a park.

School Life

Things I Could Only Learn by Leading a Classroom

by The TFA Editorial Team

June 5, 2019

A teacher sits with students in a circle on the floor.

Alumni

A Micro Look into the Macro World of Economics

by Paula Ann Solis

June 4, 2019

An illustration of a collage of people doing different finance and economics work

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