Teach Plus IL
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@TeachPlusIL
We empower excellent, experienced teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students’ success.
Applications for our Policy Fellowship, Change Agent, and Affinity Group Facilitator programs are currently open! If you know an excellent educator who wants to advance educational equity in schools, nominate them for one of our programs! Or apply today! teachplus.org/il/
Meet Leading Edge Fellow and @TeachPlusIL teacher leader Ashley Kannan who speaks up for his students—and helps them find their own voices. “Who better to speak to change than the people who are with their students everyday?” Watch: youtube.com/shorts/KybRfwA… #EmpoweredWithMegRyan
This year, a @TeachPlusIL-drafted law requiring state guidance on AI will take effect. "A year and a half after I had to start making my own decisions about AI in the classroom, I still have no guidance to turn to," said Policy Fellow Sarah Murmann. wandtv.com/news/statehous…
Bob Chikos, @TeachPlusIL alum, shares how Teach Plus has impacted his teacher-advocacy journey: “Teach Plus recognizes that teachers are an important part of the process. We learned how to write op-eds and have meetings with legislators.” Listen here: northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2025-…
