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LISTEN: @TeachPlusNM alumnus Joe Dan Lovato on @teachplusTX alumnus Lance Barasch's podcast, "Exit Tickets."
“I want [students] to find something to latch onto to help make them better people while making their communities better in the process.”
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WATCH: On "Rooted & Rising in PA," hosted by @TeachPlusPA alumnae Rhonda Threet & Ebonie Lamb, PA Program Director Aaron Johnson highlights the role of leaders in retaining educators: “Having that type of support is very important to any idea of change.”
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Students need to be taught the tools that help them to learn, @TeachPlusCA alumna Shannon Lyons explains.
"When students are taught how to learn, overwhelm becomes more manageable, and students are better able to engage in learning and critical thinking."
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"When parents and educators [can] understand what each sees, they can see the challenge more fully and begin to imagine how we can build a special ed system that works better for students," @TeachPlusMI ED Ben Locke co-writes about a recent initiative.
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.@TeachPlusPA alumna Kimberly Tesluk on the importance of evidence-based teaching for literacy: “We really want to make sure [literacy curriculum] is evidence based and that it’s going to be effective with our students.”
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This is what teacher-led policy change looks like in action.
The @TeachPlusNM statewide summit wrapped up in ABQ with a roadmap of recommendations and a nonpartisan education-to-workforce agenda for New Mexico’s next governor. Thank you to all the educators, community partners, and business leaders driving this work forward.
As AI threatens to upend the white-collar job market, some young workers and recent graduates are reconsidering their career paths. They are, in some cases, exploring a hands-on trade, or a human-facing career, such as nursing or teaching.
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WATCH: @TeachPlusIL alumna Jena Kleindl on IL alumna @DrRMahmood's Equity Teacher Leader Podcast: “Focusing on communication skills builds empathy in students. Getting to hear and tell each other’s stories builds our capacity for empathy.”
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.@TeachPlusCO Policy Manager Karen Amidon on what Colorado can do to improve literacy: “What helps is having teachers have [literacy] coaches who can come in and help them understand the specific reading deficiencies those kids might have & offer support.”
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"We are reimagining what teacher roles look like in a school building and creating more differentiated roles."
In this week’s Newsblast: @TeachPlusPA Exec. Director @LauraBoyce215 on reimagining the teaching role to make it more dynamic.
Learn more: cm.teachplus.org/t/r-C52EAAB…
While nationwide efforts to reduce post-pandemic chronic absenteeism are beginning to stall, states participating in targeted reduction challenges are seeing significant progress through real-time data tracking, strong policies, and community partnerships.
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AB181 would allow California to improve special education and help students thrive, @TeachPlusCA Policy Fellow Caroline Deck writes. "Our students need ongoing monitoring so that changes like inclusion actually work for them rather than set them back."
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Many state standards say that students shouldn’t only memorize dates, places, and names, but also learn how to analyze the past and draw conclusions. There are ways teachers can help students use AI, without letting AI take over all the thinking.
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The Parent-Educator Storytelling Initiative is a partnership between @TeachPlusMI and Autism Alliance of Michigan.
In this joint op-ed, @TeachPlusMI's Ben Locke writes about how parents and educators were able to partner to better understand systems.
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.@TeachPlusCO Policy Manager Karen Amidon on how CO can improve literacy rates: “What helps is having teachers who have [literacy] coaches who can come in and help them understand the specific reading deficiencies those kids might have and offer support.”
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On @TeachPlusIL alumna @DrRMahmood's Equity Teacher Leader Podcast, IL alumna Jena Kleindl talks about how student media helps build empathy and career skills: “Getting to hear and tell each other’s stories builds our capacity for empathy.”
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A growing set of organizations is working to turn a tax credit designed to cover private school tuition into a benefit for public school students. The extent of their success could determine how many children are ultimately helped by the tax credit.
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Looking for the latest news on educator practice, policy, advocacy and impact?
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California has the opportunity to improve special education through AB181, @TeachPlusCA Policy Fellow Caroline Deck writes.
"Our students need ongoing monitoring so that sweeping changes like inclusion actually work for them rather than set them back."
edsource.org/2026/inclusion-…
WATCH: @TeachPlusIL alumna Jena Kleindl on IL alumna @DrRMahmood's Equity Teacher Leader Podcast: “Focusing on communication skills builds empathy in students. Getting to hear and tell each other’s stories builds our capacity for empathy.”
youtube.com/watch?v=KgyHbUlo…
