'All educators and school staff should complete the Youth Mental Health First Aid training so that all who have contact with students can identify and help students who are experiencing mental health issues.' - Teach Plus Mississippi Fellow Camilla Potts
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“I feel like I’m constantly in a state of catch-up,” Teach Plus NM Fellow Robin Stevens said about chronic absenteeism in her classroom. “It affects how quickly you can move along.”
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.TeachPlusCO Fellow Lorelei Jackson was featured on the West Steps podcast: “What worked before the pandemic isn’t necessarily working now to actually meet the needs of students and get them to be college and career ready.”
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Some of her students are “really hungry to learn,” Teach Plus Mississippi Fellow Natoria Kennell-Foster said. “They want all the things I have to give.”

Arkansas Policy Fellow Tamika Kimble and Indiana Policy Fellow Kelly Chevalier were also quoted.
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+ MA: Spring retreat convening
+ NM: Celebrating a successful Fellowship cohort
+ Nationwide: Advocating for improvements to the teacher pipeline

Explore this week’s Newsblast:
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Over the past seven months, Policy Fellows of Teach Plus Mississippi have had extensive meetings, presentations, conversations, and preparation for one of the biggest days of their lives: the day where they meet with leg... enterprise-tocsin.com/local-content-…

Listen to Teach Plus CA Executive Director Sarah Lillis on Hella Humanities, hosted by Policy Fellowship alumnus Alex Robins.
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This #TeacherAppreciationWeek , we are celebrating educators who are leading change in their classrooms and across the education system. Celebrate a teacher leading change using this Google form and we may share your messages with our network.
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Media literacy is crucial for a generation that does everything on their phones. Here's how an educator explains the concept to students using aliens.
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Listen to Teach Plus Senior Fellow Lorelei Jackson explain why we need a new funding formula in Colorado. Teach Plus TeachPlusCO

Reforming grading requires a big shift in how people perceive the purpose of assessing students, moving from the idea of ranking ability to instead getting as many students as possible to master key concepts.
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How does your school community address student mental health?

Teach Plus Mississippi Fellow Camilla Potts writes about the need for schools to address students' mental health.
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Equitable funding will help each MS student, Teach Plus Mississippi Fellow Jack Fredericks writes.
'Weighted distribution of funds in all districts will ensure that our attention is trained on the growing diversity of Mississippi students.'
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Many educators see helping teachers tackle time-consuming but relatively rote tasks—like grading—as a huge potential upside of AI.
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Now, two new research studies conclude that one of the critical pieces is making sure it happens during school hours. What’s more, students themselves seem to want to come to school when they know they’re going to receive personalized attention.
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Have you worked with an instructional coach?

'Effective coaching is an essential part of a teacher’s growth and development and it is the reason why I’m still in the classroom after 12 years of teaching,' Teach Plus IN Fellow Edgar Saucedo-Davila writes.
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Congratulations to Teach Plus Board Member Travis J. Bristol, the recipient of the AERA 2024 Early Career Award!
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Data around the efficacy of teacher diversity programs is important, Teach Plus CA Fellow Omar Zamarripa explains.
'Let’s make sure we have the data to help sustain and diversify our workforce, for the benefit of all our students.'
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Countless students across the country experienced the wonder of the total solar eclipse, as the moon slid in front of the sun’s surface and completely blocked it.
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National rates of chronic absenteeism doubled during the pandemic. State data shows schools made some progress in bringing those numbers down during the 2022-23 school year, but they remain well above pre-pandemic levels in most places.
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