Opportunity Matters

Juan Ramirez: Past, Present and Future

Juan Ramirez: Past, Present and Future

Juan Ramirez is an IEA Educator Voice Academy Fellow who is sharing his story for the Opportunity Archive Project. The Opportunity Archive Project aims to collect stories about how our...

Juan Ramirez: Past, Present and Future

Juan Ramirez is an IEA Educator Voice Academy Fellow who is sharing his story for the Opportunity Archive Project. The Opportunity Archive Project aims to collect stories about how our...

Educator Voice Academies Spotlight: Danielle Alexander

Educator Voice Academies Spotlight: Danielle Al...

Nobody in Danielle Alexander’s immediate family had ever gone to college. So, despite maintaining a 3.9 GPA and being in the top 10 of her graduating class, she didn’t think...

Educator Voice Academies Spotlight: Danielle Al...

Nobody in Danielle Alexander’s immediate family had ever gone to college. So, despite maintaining a 3.9 GPA and being in the top 10 of her graduating class, she didn’t think...

Karen Moore: A Leader for Just Schools

Karen Moore: A Leader for Just Schools

Karen Moore wanted to be a teacher since 4th grade. She loved her fourth-grade teacher Ms.  Hambric and she felt loved by her, too. That love for children is what...

Karen Moore: A Leader for Just Schools

Karen Moore wanted to be a teacher since 4th grade. She loved her fourth-grade teacher Ms.  Hambric and she felt loved by her, too. That love for children is what...

Member Spotlight: Molly McDonough

Member Spotlight: Molly McDonough

Attending a diverse high school, Molly McDonough often found herself surrounded by familiar faces in her Honors and AP classes. It wasn’t until after graduation that she realized how many...

Member Spotlight: Molly McDonough

Attending a diverse high school, Molly McDonough often found herself surrounded by familiar faces in her Honors and AP classes. It wasn’t until after graduation that she realized how many...

Adriana Caballero: A Leader for Just Schools

Adriana Caballero: A Leader for Just Schools

Adriana Caballero’s high school counselor greatly underestimated her when they enrolled her in remedial classes and refused to register her for the SAT. They assumed that because she was Mexican...

Adriana Caballero: A Leader for Just Schools

Adriana Caballero’s high school counselor greatly underestimated her when they enrolled her in remedial classes and refused to register her for the SAT. They assumed that because she was Mexican...

Member Spotlight: Amber Jirsa

Member Spotlight: Amber Jirsa

Having taught Language Arts for 15 years, Amber Jirsa observes that students often stick to a formulaic essay because they do not realize that they have their own voice. That...

Member Spotlight: Amber Jirsa

Having taught Language Arts for 15 years, Amber Jirsa observes that students often stick to a formulaic essay because they do not realize that they have their own voice. That...