Listening Beyond the Classroom: A Conversation With Tiffany Jordan

What does it take to keep great teachers in the classroom, and what happens when we widen the lens beyond school walls? In this episode of Active Listener, Dominique sits down with Tiffany Jordan, a former recruitment and retention leader and Teach For America alumna whose work spans education, policy, and community empowerment. Tiffany unpacks what’s often misunderstood about the craft of teaching, why teachers leave, and what systems can do right now to improve retention. The conversation also explores how housing instability and students’ lived experiences show up in learning and focus, and how those experiences can sometimes be a point of connection between students, their teachers, and administrators.

• Resources
  • Teach For America
  • Opportunity Insights ( the organization behind the Chetty Study)
  • Opportunity Atlas
  • Profound Gentlemen