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Bringing Educator Voice to Policy with Teach Plus Michigan

October 14, 2026

In 2025, the Steelcase Foundation provided Teach Plus a two-year $90,000 grant to support Kent County educators participating in its Michigan Policy Fellowship. The Michigan Fellowship is a schoolyear long cohort that equips teachers with deeper knowledge of education policy giving them the tools to advocate for their students by sharing their stories with policymakers. Hear from Teach Plus Michigan Executive Director Ben Locke and program participants as they share about their experience in the fellowship and their hopes for how it will transform education policy in the future.

 

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