In this article, Fast Company looks at the careers of 19 Teach For America veterans who remain champions of education.

The Huffington Post interviews Kirsten Lodal, who founded LIFT, a non-profit that fights poverty in America. Twelve years later, the organization is active in five major American cities has helped over 40,000 people work their way out of poverty.

Jonah Edelman writes about Stand for Children's work in electing education- minded candidates in the most recent election cycle.

Stephanie Banchero reports on how national education groups, including Stand for Children, have plowed about $3.5 million into local campaigns in Illinois, Colorado, New York and other states, in an effort to challenge teachers unions' longstanding clout in the political arena.

Howard Gardner nominate Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach For America, for Vanity Fair's Hall of Fame.

Michelle Rhee and Adrian Fenty share what they learned while pushing to reform D.C.'s failing public schools.

Mike O'Brien, CEO of iMentor, explains how the combination of America's optimism with a struggling economy is creating a potentially powerful window of opportunity for education reformers.