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Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 12/12/24 Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 12/12/24

Celebrating Alumna Brandis Haugabrook, a Leader in Educational Equity

Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 11/22/24 Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 11/22/24

Leading with Love: Yadira Bernadac’s Journey from Teacher to Principal

Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 10/18/24 Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 10/18/24

Principal Appreciation Month: Recognizing Alumna Heather Pusatcioglu

Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 9/25/24 Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 9/25/24

Obama Leader Teirra Scott on Empowering Urban Girls to Thrive

Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 7/17/24 Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 7/17/24

Advocating for Special Education Students with Jacqueline San Diego

Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 6/25/24 Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 6/25/24

Introducing the Newest TFA Greater Chicago–Northwest Indiana Alumni

Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 4/29/24 Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 4/29/24

Teach For America Announces Winners of the Greater Chicago-Northwest Indiana Alumni of the Year Awards

Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 3/19/24 Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 3/19/24

Welcome Home

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Announcing the Finalists for Alumni of the Year

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Event: How a City Learned to Improve Its Schools

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School partnerships are integral to improving student outcomes

Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 12/6/23 Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 12/6/23

The Importance of Diversifying School Leadership with Aspire Fellow Jesse Palencia

Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 11/30/23 Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 11/30/23

How Two Organizations Worked Together to Create a Blueprint for Impactful Leadership and Coaching Practices

Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 11/14/23 Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 11/14/23

Jeanine Hampton is making a difference for the next generation of students in her hometown of North Chicago

Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 10/25/23 Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 10/25/23

JuDonne Hemingway: Celebrating our remarkable alumni school leaders

Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 9/22/23 Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 9/22/23

Meet Scott Higgins, one of 2,200 new TFA teachers entering the classroom this year

Teach For America 8/23/23 Teach For America 8/23/23

Announcing Winners of the Greater Chicago-Northwest Indiana Alumni of the Year Awards

Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 8/17/23 Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 8/17/23

Four TFA alumni receive the Distinguished Teacher recognition from Noble Schools

Four of the 12 Chicago Public School educators who received the elite Distinguished Teacher recognition from Noble Schools are Teach For America alumni.

Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 6/15/23 Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 6/15/23

2023 Change Champions

Introducing the innovative alumni leaders who will compete in the Social Innovation Competition, an immersive opportunity for social innovators and entrepreneurs.

Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 3/22/23 Whitney Stoepel-Brewer 3/22/23

Alumni Conversation Series: A TFA Alum’s Passion for Teaching and Music

A TFA Alums Passion For Arts Education

Time prepared Miriam Owens, president and CEO of the People’s Music School, for a lifelong commitment to the pursuit of educational equity.

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