Teach Plus California Policy Fellowship
Training teachers as advocates to ensure that California teachers and students thrive

Training teachers as advocates to ensure that California teachers and students thrive
The California Policy Fellowship is a highly competitive leadership opportunity that trains exceptional teacher leaders as advocates for improving educational opportunities for students. Through the course of the program, Fellows:
Teach Plus trains teachers in understanding education policy as a lever for student success, community organizing, writing op-eds and speaking to the media, providing public testimony, and more. Teach Plus creates and connects teachers to leadership opportunities at the policy level. Read our 2024-25 Policy Agenda to learn more about the advocacy issues our fellows are pursued this year.
Teach Plus recruits and selects California Policy Fellows from across the state to participate in the cohort experience. Fellows become part of a larger movement of teacher leadership and help mobilize their peers around top issues impacting the teaching profession and educational equity in California. Teach Plus works with key stakeholders and policymakers to join the conversation.
Teach Plus seeks a cohort of teachers who reflect the cultural, linguistic, and geographic diversity of California. Apply to the policy fellowship if you:
Interested? Email Bryan Monroy at bmonroy@teachplus.org
Join our virtual information session on Wednesday, June 11 at 4:00 pm to learn more about the fellowship and hear directly from teacher leaders who have participated in the previous fellowship cohorts. Register Here.
Start your application below to join the Teach Plus California Policy Fellowship.
Nominate a teacher who wants to achieve change in their schools and in the broader education system.
Get to know the Teach Plus California Policy Fellowship teachers.