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Teachers Can’t Thrive in a Vacuum
Mississippi
•Dec. 1, 2022Teach Plus Mississippi Policy Fellowship
Training teachers as advocates to ensure that teachers and students thrive in Mississippi
You are invited to apply for the Teach Plus Mississippi Policy Fellowship, a highly selective leadership opportunity for outstanding Mississippi teachers looking to deepen their knowledge of education policy and gain a voice in decisions that affect students and the teaching profession.
What is the Teach Plus Mississippi Policy Fellowship?
- A highly selective leadership opportunity for outstanding Mississippi teachers looking to deepen their knowledge of education policy and gain a voice in decisions that affect students and the teaching profession.
- Fellows expand their influence without leaving the classroom, starting in July 2025 and concluding in June 2026.
- 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 is required.
- We will recruit teachers statewide, with a particular focus on recruiting teachers from the Mississippi Delta.
- Fellows receive a $1,500 stipend for their commitment.
What do we do?
Teach Plus trains teachers to understand 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi. Teach Plus works with key stakeholders and policymakers to join the conversation.
Our Teach Plus Mississippi Policy Fellows have:
- Successfully advocated for policy changes related to equitable school funding, teacher pay, and licensure.
- Presented recommendations to policymakers at the Mississippi Department of Education, State Board of Education, and Mississippi State Legislature.
- Conducted research using surveys and focus groups.
- Successfully advocated for policy changes related to teacher pay, licensure, and mentorship.
- Been published or featured in Newsweek, The Clarion-Ledger, Mississippi Today, and several other local, regional, and national news publications.
- Published policy briefs on such topics as performance-based teacher licensure pathway, mental health, and teacher pay raises.
Meet our Teacher Leaders
Get to know the Teach Plus Mississippi Policy Fellowship teachers.
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