Op Eds
The Rush Towards Remote Learning Could Hurt My Students More Than It Might Help
Colorado
•Mar. 24, 2020Teach Plus Colorado Policy Fellowship
Training teachers as advocates so teachers and students thrive in Colorado.
You are invited to apply for the Teach Plus Colorado Policy Fellowship, a highly selective leadership opportunity for outstanding teachers in the Centennial State looking to deepen their knowledge of education policy and gain a voice in decisions that directly affect students and the teaching profession.
What is the Teach Plus Colorado Policy Fellowship?
- Fellows expand their influence without leaving the classroom, starting in August 2024 and concluding in June 2025.
- Fellows participate in monthly sessions (virtual and in-person).
- Fellows receive training through expert-led modules and direct engagement with key stakeholders. No prior policy experience required.
- Fellows receive a $1,500 stipend for their commitment
What does Teach Plus do?
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 works to create and connect teachers to opportunities to lead in real ways at the policy level.
How does it work?
Teach Plus recruits and selects Teach Plus Colorado Policy Fellows from across the state to participate in the cohort experience. You will become part of a larger movement of teacher leadership and help mobilize your peers around top issues impacting the teaching profession in Colorado. Teach Plus works with key stakeholders and policymakers to join the conversation.
Our Teach Plus Colorado Policy Fellows have:
- Testified at legislative hearings, served on state-level education steering committees, and participated in meetings with national and state policymakers, Colorado lawmakers, and school board officials.
- Helped create the Colorado Commissioner’s Teach Cabinet and successfully advocated for policy changes related to such issues as student mental health and the Teacher Degree Apprenticeship Program.
- Conducted research using surveys and focus groups.
- Wrote op-eds that were published in The Colorado Sun, The Gazette in Colorado Springs, and Chalkbeat Colorado, among other media outlets.
- Researched and published policy briefs on education issues that include high-quality schools, mentorship, and educator shortages and teacher diversity.
Know a teacher leader?
Nominate a teacher who wants to achieve change in their schools and in the broader education system.
Meet our Teacher Leaders
Get to know the Teach Plus Colorado Policy Fellowship teachers.
Teacher Voices
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My school prepares students for success in college. Denver’s focus on SAT scores means we’re not getting much credit.
Colorado
•Jan. 31, 2020Op Eds
If You Won’t Do Restorative Justice Right, Don’t Do It
Colorado
•Jun. 14, 2019Op Eds
GUEST COLUMN: Funding full-day kindergarten is an issue of equity
Colorado
•Apr. 11, 2019Op Eds
What Education Reformers and Anti-Reformers Have in Common
Colorado
•Jan. 30, 2019Op Eds
Why I won’t strike: Denver teachers in high-poverty schools, like me, deserve real bonuses
Colorado
•Jan. 16, 2019