Policy Fellowship
Teach Plus Policy Fellows work to improve laws and policies at the school, district, and state levels.
The Teach Plus Policy Fellowship is a highly selective, rigorous program for excellent teachers who want to deepen their knowledge, expand their influence, and lead in shaping education policy and advocacy.
In our Policy Fellowship, Teach Plus teacher leaders begin by exploring their individual leadership stories, experiences with students, and personal connection to advancing systems
change and equity in education.
- Teacher leaders learn how to think like policymakers by exploring how policy is made through meeting decision makers, formulating policy objectives and positions, and identifying strategies for impact.
- Teacher leaders then focus on developing their research skills and engaging in the inquiry process to investigate, inform, and support policy issues and positions. They use surveys, focus groups, and other methods and collaborate with fellow educators in their Fellowship’s working groups to develop research-based recommendations for change.
- With Teach Plus’s training and support, teacher leaders author policy memos and briefs that spotlight their recommendations. They share these with decision makers and the public via testimony, meetings with policymakers, and op-eds and through advocacy campaigns aimed at changing laws and policies at the school, district, state, and federal level that improve equity and opportunities for students—during their Fellowship and beyond.
Current Policy Fellowships
Policy Fellowship
Teach Plus Michigan Policy Fellowship
Michigan
Policy Fellowship
Philadelphia Affinity Group Network
Pennsylvania
Policy Fellowship
Teach Plus Ready To Lead Fellowship
Texas
Policy Fellowship
Delta Change Agent Network
Indiana
Policy Fellowship
Indianapolis Equity Change Agent Network
Indiana
Policy Fellowship
Massachusetts Early Childhood Educators Policy Fellowship
Massachusetts
Policy Fellowship
Illinois Affinity Group Facilitators
Illinois
Policy Fellowship
Richardson ISD Leadership Fellowship
Texas
Policy Fellowship
Teach Plus Illinois Early Childhood Educator Policy Fellowship
Illinois
Policy Fellowship
Michigan Teacher Leadership Collaborative
Michigan
Policy Fellowship
Teach Plus Texas Policy Fellowship
Texas
Policy Fellowship
Teach Plus Pennsylvania Policy Fellowship
Pennsylvania
Policy Fellowship
Teach Plus New Mexico Policy Fellowship
New Mexico
Policy Fellowship
Teach Plus Mississippi Policy Fellowship
Mississippi
Policy Fellowship
Teach Plus Massachusetts Policy Fellowship
Massachusetts
Policy Fellowship
Teach Plus Indiana Policy Fellowship
Indiana
Policy Fellowship
Teach Plus Illinois Policy Fellowship
Illinois
Policy Fellowship
Teach Plus Colorado Policy Fellowship
Colorado
Policy Fellowship
Teach Plus Arkansas Policy Fellowship
Arkansas
Policy Fellowship
Teach Plus California Policy Fellowship
California