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Mississippi, USA
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This Pride Month, we celebrate LGBTQ+ teacher leaders who create opportunities for students and foster classrooms where every learner can thrive and reach their full potential.
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"When students leave high school without a plan, it is not just their future at risk, it is Mississippi’s future," Policy Fellow Elizabeth Maxcey writes.
That’s why @TeachPlusMS teachers are advocating for systemic changes for every student's future.
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Wonderful Op Ed from friend and fellow @TeachPlusMS alum Georzetta Henderson. Let the kids show what they know! clarionledger.com/story/opin…
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In the White House budget, Trump is proposing to zero out federal education programs that support educators’ professional development, services for English learners, academic enrichment and student supports, rural schools, and more.
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.@TeachPlusMS teacher leader Katie Hayes writes that implementing strategic staffing models is one solution to help attract and keep effective teachers in Mississippi’s classrooms. via @clarionledger clarionledger.com/story/opin…
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"Policy is most powerful when it's shaped by the people who live it every day." - @TeachPlusMS ED @SanfordLJohnson
In this week’s Newsblast: Teacher leaders brought their expertise to the Capitol, pushing for a path from school to career for all students.
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Could growth be a better way to measure student success and learning?
@TeachPlusMS Policy Fellowship alumnus and @asueducation PhD student John Fredericks' research found that measuring growth over proficiency helps students, schools & states.
Read more:
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This #BlackHistoryMonth, we honor the contributions of Black teacher leaders who are advancing opportunities and outcomes for students in their classrooms.
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@TeachPlusAR & @TeachPlusMS joined forces for a joint cohort meeting on ed policy & peer consultancy, including a Senior Fellow panel on regional impact (holiday sweater style!🧥).
Follow us as we turn these discussions into 2026 policy action! #EducationPolicy #TeachPlus
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A new @TeachPlusMS report, "Moving From Data To Action" outlines how connecting fragmented data across preK-12, higher education, and workforce systems can help Mississippi meet and succeed our postsecondary success goal.
Read it here:
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For your #MondayMotivation, @TeachPlusMS Policy Fellow Elizabeth Maxcey on her commitment to educational equity and creating opportunities for students.
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Senior Writing Fellowship alumnus John Fredericks @TeachPlusMS wants to hear about educators’ work-life balance as part of his Arizona State University PhD program. Will you complete a short survey? Questions? [email protected]
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"Teachers, teach with confidence because you are literally changing the world."
@teachplusar Policy Fellow Alia Pope is working to motivate fellow educators as the new school year begins.
Read the latest issue of the Teach Plus Newsblast here:
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Teach Plus teachers on public TV nationwide
Now showing: Watch Teach Plus’s new short documentary for public television featuring Teach Plus teacher leaders Lance Barasch, Ashley Kannan, and Alicia Simba, and CEO Kira Orange Jones.
Read more:
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As her kindergarten students learn ABCs alongside how to use AI, Leading Edge Fellow Allison Bunn tells them: "AI can help you just like a friend, but your ideas, work and voice are what matter most."
What will you tell your students as they use AI?
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WATCH: On @NBCNews, Teach Plus CEO @KOJTeachPlus says teachers can use time they save with AI “to improve instruction & deepen relationships with students.” @WaltonFamilyFdn report: teachers who regularly use AI can save 6 weeks of learning time per year.
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The State Board of Education has voted to eliminate the administration and graduation requirement of the U.S. History statewide test beginning in 2025-26. All students must still take and pass the high school U.S. History course. Get details at bit.ly/4jYDZh1. #MsEdu
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It's important to validate and encourage students' postsecondary aspirations, @TeachPlusMS Fellow Elizabeth Gibbons writes. One way to do that: "Expand the career pathways available for students, especially pathways that lead to industry certifications."
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To promote individualized learning for students not well-suited for traditional academic pathways, states should allow for reinstated occupational diploma programs, @TeachPlusMS Fellow Sydney Heath writes.
Read more about how these programs help students: medium.com/whats-the-plus/th…
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It's important to validate and encourage students' postsecondary aspirations, @TeachPlusMS Fellow Elizabeth Gibbons writes. One way to do that: "Expand the career pathways available for students, especially pathways that lead to industry certifications."
clarksdaleadvocate.news/all-…