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Philadelphia, PA
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Meet Dr. Donna L. Ervin! 🍎
A Pittsburgh 1st-grade teacher and Teach Plus PA alumna, Donna now helps build community as a BEAM Network facilitator.
Learn more about BEAM at our Oct. 22 kickoff in Pittsburgh!
Register: teachplus.org/rooted-in-belo…
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Thank you to the PA Literacy Coalition for creating and offering these incredible resources about literacy legislation in PA, Act 47, with resources that inform (Act 47 At A Glance) and offer a checklist for Act 47 Implementation.
If you have not joined the PA Literacy Coalition, here is your opportunity! Join over 90 (yes 90!) organizations from throughout PA who have joined together to advance the right ALL have to be literate in Pennsylvania!
Access these substantive resources here: paliteracy.org/data-and-reso… and join the PA Literacy Coalition, here: paliteracy.org/
Thank @TeachPlusPA and Rachel Garnick for your steadfast leadership!!! @paliteracy
We’ll be at the Capitol with @paliteracy on Oct. 21 for Dyslexia Awareness Month. Join us to advocate for the training and resources teachers need to bring effective reading instruction to every Pennsylvania school. Register in the post below.
For too long and for too many children, reading support has arrived too late.
Join us 10/21 in Harrisburg to change that.
We're standing alongside @pabranchida, @ReadingLeaguePA, and @DDPA_12.
Register Here: paliteracy.org/events/dyslex…
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Last year, we reimagined teaching.
This year, we act. 🍎
Join us November 10 in Harrisburg to learn, collaborate, and advocate for policies that can make teaching a more sustainable career.
Register Today: paneedsteachers.com/2026summ…
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Fixing PA's teacher shortage takes all of us.
Get the latest news, policy updates, upcoming events, helpful resources, and opportunities to make your voice heard, delivered straight to your inbox.
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From reimagining to action. 🍎
Join educators, future teachers, and PA leaders in Harrisburg on Nov. 10 for the 5th Annual #PANeedsTeachers Summit and Day of Action.
Register now: paneedsteachers.com/2026summ…
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.@TeachPlusPA Director @LauraBoyce215 answers the question: How can schools develop soft skills—critical thinking, empathy, judgment—in students?
"By returning to the basics: deep, extended immersion in reading and writing."
Read more:
pennlive.com/opinion/2026/09…
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Pennsylvania has recently streamlined its reading curriculum list to help standardize students' experiences across the state.
“It’s really important that there’s consistency across the state,” @TeachPlusPA Policy Fellowship alumna Kimberly Tesluk said.
pennlive.com/education/2026/…
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National Teacher of the Year and @TeachPlusPA alum Leon Smith wants to repair the teacher pipeline by helping students to see teaching as a possible future career.
“Being a teacher is a way they can create change in their community and be active."
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Thank you, @RepHarris, for championing PA public school funding and meeting with Teach Plus Pennsylvania and @PASchoolsWork to discuss students’ and teachers’ needs.
Join us in thanking him for his leadership!
ALT Six people stand together in an office during a school funding meeting. The person in the center holds a sign reading, “Thank you Rep. Harris” and “3 years of adequacy funding for public schools.”
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National Teacher of the Year and @TeachPlusPA alum Leon Smith is focused on helping students see teaching as a real career path: “I just really want people to realize that this is a tremendously important profession.”
Read more: upworthy.com/national-teache…
Pittsburgh-area educators: Who’s in your corner?
The Belonging, Empowerment, and Mentorship (BEAM) Network connects educators to build community and help educators of color thrive.
Learn more and join: teachplus.org/regional_progr…
ALT BEAM graphic with a black-and-white group photo against a Pittsburgh skyline and blue-to-green background. The Teach Plus Belonging, Empowerment & Mentorship Network logo appears above text reading: “We may be small in numbers, but we are mighty in impact. Our students need us and we need spaces where we can thrive.”
We'll be in Harrisburg! Will we see you there?
This Dyslexia Awareness Month, we're joining @DyslexiaIDA PA, @ReadingLeaguePA, and @DDPA_12 in Harrisburg to share what's possible when every child gets the scientifically proven instruction they deserve.
Join us Wed, 10/21!
Learn more and register: paliteracy.org/events/dyslex…
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The way we staff our schools has not changed for over 100 years. It’s time for us to reimagine teaching.
Join our October coalition call to explore @RepGinaCurry's new strategic staffing legislation, HB2659
🗓️ Thur, 10/8
🕗 8-9AM
💻 Zoom
RSVP: paneedsteachers.com/events/o…
Teachers should help shape the future of their profession.
Join us at the @paneedsteachers Summit & Day of Action on Nov. 10 in Harrisburg to share solutions and advocate directly with lawmakers.
Register: paneedsteachers.com/events/2…
Last year: reimagining what teaching could look like in PA
This year: advocating to make it happen 🍎
Join @TeachPlusPA Senior Policy Fellow Christopher Brown + educators, policymakers, students & advocates in Harrisburg Nov. 10.
RSVP ➡️ paneedsteachers.com/2026summ…
Teachers’ expertise belongs at the center of Pennsylvania’s literacy reforms. Clear guidance, strong training, and meaningful teacher input can help turn policy into better reading instruction. Read the reporting below.
Strong reading instruction takes clear guidance and well-prepared teachers. @PennLive's reporting highlights an update shared with our coalition on efforts to strengthen literacy training for PA teachers.
Read and share: pennlive.com/education/2026/…
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“Everybody has that teacher who has helped to change the trajectory of their lives.”
In this week’s Newsblast: @TeachPlusPA alumnus Leon Smith on the importance of championing the teaching profession.
Learn more and subscribe: cm.teachplus.org/t/r-0AFA0A5…
This month’s Teacher Leader Spotlight: Natasha Ricketts!
A two-time Pittsburgh Public Schools Distinguished Teacher and BEAM facilitator, she shows how Teacher Leaders reach beyond the classroom.
Explore BEAM’s community for educators of color: teachplus.org/regional_progr…
ALT Teacher Leader Spotlight graphic titled “Inspiring Students,” featuring a black-and-white portrait of Natasha Ricketts, a facilitator with the BEAM Network of Southwestern PA. Text highlights her role as a secondary teacher at Pittsburgh Westinghouse 6–12, recognition as a Pittsburgh Public Schools Distinguished Teacher in 2024 and 2025, and membership in Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. BEAM and Teach Plus Pennsylvania logos appear at the bottom.
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As a former educator, @TeachPlusPA Director @LauraBoyce215 answers the question, how can schools develop soft skills—critical thinking, empathy, judgment—in students?
"By returning to the basics: deep, extended immersion in reading & writing."
Read more:
pennlive.com/opinion/2026/09…
Safer schools start with understanding students’ rights. Join the Pennsylvania Teacher Network tomorrow, Sept. 24, at 4:30 p.m. ET for “Safe Schools: Bullying, Harassment & Civil Rights.”
Free on Zoom. Register: teachplus.zoom.us/meeting/re…