Marquita Brown

Senior Editor
Teach For America

Marquita Brown

Marquita Brown is the senior editor of One Day Digital. Before joining the Teach For America staff in 2020, she had about 15 years of experience as a writer and editor. She spent most of her career as a journalist, reporting on K-12 education for daily newspapers in Virginia, North Carolina, and her home state, Mississippi.

A Key to Native Students’ Success: Making the Teaching Profession a Home for Native Educators

Teachers and leaders across the Teach For America network are supporting Native students’ success by innovating approaches to recruiting and retaining Native educators.

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Stephanie García

Writer-Editor

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Faviola Leyva

Video Producer

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Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz

Managing Director, Film + Video Projects

Marquita Brown

Marquita Brown

Senior Editor, One Day Digital

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In This Vision of Education, Students Are Empowered to Love Learning and Themselves

Ebony Payne Brown is working to open a charter school in Atlanta with rigorous academics, where students feel loved and their identities are celebrated.

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Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz

Managing Director, Film + Video Projects

Marquita Brown

Marquita Brown

Senior Editor, One Day Digital

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Working With My Hands Is My Self-care

A Black educator who has taught for almost 30 years explains the importance of self-care for K–12 teachers.

Marquita Brown

Marquita Brown

Senior Editor, One Day Digital

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How to Harness the Power of Parent Connection

Reap the rewards of newfound parent partnership by offering more than the occasional update.

Marquita Brown

Marquita Brown

Senior Editor, One Day Digital

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LA Johnson

Illustrator

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Tearing Down Barriers By Building Up People

For Black History Month, Black educators share how they are embracing culture as they lead, and why that matters.

Marquita Brown

Marquita Brown

Senior Editor, One Day Digital

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