{"id":116,"date":"2019-01-29T10:57:38","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T15:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/https\/\/www.graduateprogram.org\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:24:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T18:24:57","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.graduateprogram.org\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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About the K-12 Teachers Alliance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Sharing Solutions That Work for Teachers, Principals and the Children They Serve<\/h3>

With members across the spectrum of K-12 education \u2014 including public, private, charter, contract and online schools, as well as unions and other educator organizations \u2014 The K-12 Teachers Alliance serves educators by gathering the strengths of the entire K-12 community.<\/p>

Since our inception, we have found surprising success in helping educators through the proactive method of communication and shared problem solving. We are now growing by leaps and bounds, based on the simple idea of “help us help you.”<\/p>

With over one hundred thousand K-12 educators served, and so many more to serve, now is the time to join us as we face today\u2019s education challenges together.<\/p>

A Nationwide Organization of K-12 Educators Serving Educators<\/h3>

By coming together for the purpose of organizing and sharing resources, KTA is able to provide a range and depth of services that is truly different. It is the continual contributions of our membership and the pooling of resources that allow us to provide real solutions to the many challenges facing today\u2019s K-12 educators.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Bruce A. Ranney<\/h3>

President and Founding Member of the K-12 Teachers Alliance<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Joseph J. Mroz<\/h3>

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M. Travis Rogers<\/h3>

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Fast Facts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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