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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.
ALT Teach Plus Pennsylvania staff and advisory board members smile for a group photo at the state Capitol in Harrisburg during their annual retreat. The group includes Senator Lynda Schlegel Culver, Representative Peter Schweyer, Secretary of Education Dr. Carrie Rowe, and Teacher of the Year and Teach Plus alum Leon Smith. They stand in two rows in a high-ceilinged room with cream-colored columns and a patterned brick floor.
ALT A woman speaks behind a podium outside Philadelphia City Hall while another woman and two men stand nearby. The City Hall façade and a statue rise behind them. The podium sign reads “CLIMATE CAN’T WAIT,” and “BALDWIN” appears on the statue pedestal.
ALT A man speaks into a microphone behind a podium outside Philadelphia City Hall while two women stand nearby. A statue is centered above the group. The podium sign reads “CLIMATE CAN’T WAIT,” and “BALDWIN” appears on the statue pedestal.
ALT From left, Teach Plus Pennsylvania Policy Fellowship alumnus Nelson Suarez, Pennsylvania Sen. Scott Martin, and Teach Plus Pennsylvania Executive Director Laura Boyce, a Policy Fellowship alumna, smile in Senator Martin’s office. Senator Martin holds a Teach Plus sign that reads, “Thank you, Sen. Martin! 3 Years of Adequacy Funding; Grow PA Program; Student Teacher Stipends.” The Teach Plus logo appears at the bottom, and a wall sign behind them reads, “Scott Martin, State Senator.”
