Excellent Teachers Shaping Policy and Practice
What if great teachers had a voice in shaping the education policies that affect their students every day? Teach Plus teacher leaders do and they are telling their stories on national public television.
“When teachers are empowered, students are empowered. And when students are empowered, they have access to the tools that will enable them to fulfill their dreams” —Teach Plus CEO Kira Orange Jones.
Teach Plus Teacher Leaders Are Advancing Opportunities and Outcomes for Students
As with anything, we need balance. You need some of the classics in order to understand the allusions. And you need the contemporary to ensure that our students are seeing themselves in these works.
Janet Harrison
Texas Policy Fellow
Leon Smith, Pennsylvania Policy Fellowship alumnus and Regional Advisory Board, and National Teacher Policy Cabinet Member
Ashley A. Kannan, Senior Writing Fellow
Watch Teach Plus CEO Kira Orange Jones speak to AI in education on NBC News Now
“When teachers are given the opportunity to work with and shape AI tools, there is increased optimism that AI can enhance student learning.”
—Kira Orange Jones
Our Teachers' Impact Keeps Growing
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Op-eds by Teach Plus teacher leaders in 2024
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Resources and News
As back-to-school season nears, Philly teacher shortages remain
- BillyPenn at WHYY
School Year 2025: A 1A call-in special
- 1A WAMU/NPR
Ideas: Teachers are ‘canary in coal mine’ in new AI age
- Aspen Daily News
How ChatGPT and other AI tools are changing the teaching profession
- Associated Press
MALONSON: When We Empower Teachers, We Expand Opportunity for Students
- Texas Insider
Opinion | Focusing on student well-being must be daily routine in Michigan schools
- Bridge Michigan
