Aspen Policy Academy

Source: Teach For America

Teach For America Partners with Aspen Institute to Add Policy Training for Rural Educators

  • Article Published October 31, 2025

This article originally appeared in The EDU Ledger on October 31, 2025.

By Walter Hudson

Teach For America has partnered with the Aspen Institute’s Policy Academy to expand leadership training for rural educators.

The collaboration adds a four-part policy impact series to TFA’s Rural School Leadership Academy, a yearlong fellowship now in its 13th year. The new curriculum aims to help rural educators influence education policy at the state and national levels while addressing challenges in their local schools.

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