🌟 Our Mission & Student Opportunity Mandate
At Teach Plus, our mission is simple yet powerful: to empower excellent, experienced, and diverse teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that advance equity, opportunity, and student success.
📘 Guided by our Student Opportunity Mandate, we believe:
Every student deserves the opportunity to reach their potential in an education system defined by equity, responsiveness, and preparation for lifelong success.
Since 2009, Teach Plus has developed thousands of teacher leaders nationwide—driving change in classrooms, districts, and statehouses to improve outcomes for students.
👩🏫 Teach Plus Teacher Leaders
📈 1,275 teacher leaders trained through Teach Plus programs
🌐 4,000+ active participants in the Teach Plus Network
💡 Our Impact in the Field
📝 36 policy papers & reports
🗣 159 op-eds by Teach Plus teacher leaders
📰 480 media stories
💌 15,305 subscribers to What’s the Plus blog & newsblast
📲 62,564 social media followers
🎓 Our Programs
The Teach Plus Policy Fellowship
A highly selective, rigorous program for outstanding teachers who want to deepen their knowledge, expand their influence, and shape education policy at the district, state, and federal levels.
Instructional Leadership Programs
These programs help teachers:
📊 Use and analyze data
📚 Make evidence-based decisions about teaching and learning
🤝 Shape professional development for their peers
Together, Teach Plus teacher leaders are transforming schools and advancing educational equity—one policy, one classroom, and one student at a time.
🗞 Amplifying Teacher Voice
Teach Plus elevates teacher voices and shapes the public conversation through:
🔹 Research & policy briefs
🔹 Opinion editorials and media features
🔹 Storytelling that celebrates teacher-led solutions