Talent Together helps Michiganders become certified teachers. Candidates receive their education for FREE while earning an income.
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Thank you to Portage Public Schools for partnering with us to create more pathways into the teaching profession!
It’s rewarding to see how Talent Together is making a difference in schools by helping paraprofessionals and substitute staff pursue their teaching credentials.
💛 Kindergarten Mentor Teacher Kylie Aranda (right) and Apprentice Teacher Nicole Adams (left) at Woodland Elementary have bonded like “long lost siblings”! Their partnership is filled with “laughs and learning” and “kindness, laughter, good ideas, and positive energy.” 🍎
🍎 Meet Bryant Boulton! A middle school special education teacher at Bessemer Area School District within Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD, Bryant is on track to earn his master’s degree in Special Education this October.
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📈 In 2025–26, Talent Together apprentices hired as certified teachers saw an average 101% salary increase when moving from paraprofessional to certified teacher roles. 💚 #TalentTogether #GrowYourOwn #MichiganEducators
🍎 Talent Together alumna Jasmina Toceva Dimitrieska is in her third year teaching kindergarten at @FarmingtonPS! She’s helping young learners build confidence, solve problems, and grow through collaboration. 💚 #TalentTogetherMonth
Sending sunshine from Marquette! Our Northern Michigan Team met up this week to connect and continue supporting Teacher Candidates across the region.
Left to right: RPD Amy Peterson, SN Holly Nardi, EDS Jennie Burke, SN Program Director Angela Rayhorn, and SN Shilpa Jhobalia.
Kalamazoo RESA shares how Talent Together supports their employees in pursuing teaching certifications through financial assistance, mentorship, and wraparound support. 🌱🍎
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📚✂️ Talent Together alumna Becky Alway is celebrating a new classroom library with her excited 2nd graders at Scottville Elementary! Thanks to a grant and generous donors, Becky and her students have a new space to learn and grow. 💚
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Meet Lesley Kimbell, a Talent Together alumna and first-year Special Education teacher at Mecosta-Osceola ISD. She’s sharing what inspires and what motivates her in the classroom each day. #talenttogethermonth #mieducators
🎉 Alumni Highlight: Agatha Cottrell!
Agatha is now teaching 5th grade at Thomas Ryan Intermediate School in the Kalamazoo RESA region. We’re proud to celebrate her journey from Talent Together Teacher Candidate to classroom teacher! 💙
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Strong partnerships can make a meaningful difference in addressing educator workforce needs. Our partnership with National Heritage Academies is helping create a pipeline of qualified staff while reducing financial barriers to teacher certification.
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It’s Talent Together Month! 🎉
All month long, we’re spotlighting the people, partnerships, and stories transforming the future of Michigan’s educator workforce.
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Join Teaching Teachers LLC at our upcoming conference for "Rooted in RISE: Teacher Identity in Grow Your Own Programs." 🌟 🗓 Oct 21–22, 2026 🔗 mitalenttogether.org/confere…
Hear from Tonia Brewer, Senior Director of Special Education at Lansing School District, at the Talent Together Educator Workforce Conference, October 21–22 in Ann Arbor. Learn strategies to recruit and retain special education teachers.
🎟️ Register by October 8
How does advocacy shape Michigan’s educator workforce? Join Jack Elsey, Founding Partner & CEO of the Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative, at the Michigan Talent Together Educator Workforce Conference, Oct. 21–22 in Ann Arbor.🎟️ Register by Oct. 8: mitalenttogether.org/confere…
This morning, Dr. Sarena Shivers shared Talent Together updates at the MASA Fall Conference, followed by alumna Alexandria Szabo, now a kindergarten teacher at Traverse Heights Elementary.
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If you’ve been waiting, now is the time to register! 🎉 Only 2 weeks left to register for the Talent Together Educator Workforce Conference!
🎟️ You won’t want to miss it!
👉 mitalenttogether.org/confere…
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At our Educator Workforce Conference, Cheryl Corpus and Zach Curtis of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards will explore how National Board Certification can support educators from early career to accomplished teaching.
Register by Oct. 8!
Three seats. One table. A lot of ideas. 🌱🪑
The West Michigan Teacher Collaborative is bringing its work in building community-centered educator pathways to our inaugural conference. Join their breakout session, “Three Seats, One Table,” on Oct. 21–22 in Ann Arbor!
