Video

Teachers Talk Policy

This video features teachers from across the United States who are members of new teacher-voice organizations and fellowships—groups whose missions involve getting more teachers’ voices heard in education-policy discussions.

Read the report: New Organizations, New Voices by Kaitlin Pennington.
View the yearbook: The Teachers-as-Policy-Analysts Yearbook by Kaitlin Pennington.

This video features teachers from across the United States who are members of new teacher-voice organizations and fellowships—groups whose missions involve getting more teachers’ voices heard in education-policy discussions. Here, they share their views on current education policies and express why it’s important for policymakers to consider the opinions of teachers.

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Authors

Kaitlin Pennington

Policy Analyst

Lauren Santa Cruz

Senior Director of Digital Creative, Digital Advocacy