Eric Betancourt teaches 5th grade writing at AF Hartford Summit Middle. Growing up here in the north end of Hartford had a huge impact on my life.…

Keresa Gentry teaches seventh grade writing at AF Bushwick Middle. Last year, I read Dick Gregory’s Defining Moments in Black History: Reading…

What’s it like to be an AF principal? How did our AF principals get their start? We find out all of that and more when we sit down with AF East New…

Why I Wrote a Workbook for Educators: 5 Questions With AF Principal Sarah Lewis 5-questions-with-af-principal-sarah-lewis Amistad Academy…

Jenine Jeffreys is a science teacher at Amistad Academy Middle.  Where did you grow up and why did you go into education? I grew up in…

Behind every college acceptance video and speech at Senior Signing Day, there’s a bigger story about helping all students gain college access and…

Maura Donahue is the Dean of Students and School Culture at the AF Bushwick Empower Program, Achievement First’s intensive program serving students…

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We love our teachers year ’round, but we’re especially excited when we get the chance to step back and celebrate them…