
In The News
A pivotal grade at a pivotal time: What is it like being an eighth grader today?
- The Christian Science Monitor
Illinois
•May. 28, 2025Teach Plus teacher leaders help shape the public narrative around teacher-led, student-centric solutions through stories in the media and by publishing op-eds in the opinion pages of local and national publications. Learn more about their work and advocacy in our in-the-news section or browse op-eds by state or equity focus area.
What could make school better? “Listening to how students say they need to be taught or how they need to learn,” says Ashley’s 8th grade student Lyla.