Leveraging the expertise and voices of our state’s outstanding teachers to advance equity for students
The Teach Plus Pennsylvania Policy Fellowship was launched in 2020 with a cohort of 11 teachers from across the commonwealth. Today, each cohort consists of approximately 40-45 outstanding teachers: 30 policy fellows and 10-15 senior policy fellows. This highly selective leadership opportunity allows teachers to deepen their knowledge of education policy and amplify the voices of teacher leaders in Pennsylvania. Policy fellows, who receive a $1,500 stipend for their commitment, expand their influence without leaving the classroom through guided work, including:
Expand access and quality of
childcare and Pre-K in Pennsylvania
in addition to increasing the
pipeline of ECE educators.
Ensure adequacy and equity in the state’s education funding system, particularly for underserved students.
Identify improvements to teacher preparation to better prepare teachers to be effective, use culturally responsive practices, and persist in the profession.
Ensure teachers are trained in the science of reading and that curricula, assessments, and supports are also aligned with the science of reading to support students reading proficiently.
Identify strategies to attract more teachers into the teaching profession, address teacher shortages, and reduce barriers to entry in order to address looming teacher shortages and a lack of diversity in the workforce.
Nominate a teacher who wants to achieve change in their schools and in the broader education system.
The mission of Teach Plus is to empower excellent, experienced, and diverse teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that advance equity, opportunity, and student success. Since 2009, Teach Plus has developed thousands of teacher leaders across the country to shape education policy and improve teaching and learning, to create an education system driven by access and excellence for all. Teach Plus policy fellows have:
In past years, Teach Plus PA policy fellows have:
The policy fellowship runs from August to June of each school year. Applications for the upcoming school year’s policy fellowship open in February or March.
Get to know the Teach Plus Pennsylvania Policy Fellowship teachers.
