To make national service an attractive post-graduation option for young Americans, volunteer organizations such as AmeriCorps, Teach For America, the Peace Corps and the newly formed American Climate Corps should be well-funded and encouraged. https://wapo.st/3W2WOFT
About us
Teach For America is a bold and diverse movement of changemakers who confront educational inequity by teaching for at least two years and then working with unwavering commitment in every sector of society to create a nation free from this injustice. Together with partners throughout the educational ecosystem, our network of over 62,000 alumni and corps members are achieving the impossible, empowering lives, and helping shape the political, economic, and social future of our country.
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http://teachforamerica.org
External link for Teach For America
- Industry
- Education Administration Programs
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1990
- Specialties
- education, schools, teach, alumni, low-income communities, leadership, change, teacher, career, and information technology
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25 Broadway
12th Floor
New York, NY 10004, US
Employees at Teach For America
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We’ve got a good feeling about our incoming corps members! #OverheardInPreService 👂 #teachforamerica
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Congratulations on finishing preservice Joshua James Billings, we can't wait to see you in action this year with your students! 🎉
I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be joining Gwinnett County Public Schools this fall as an 8th-grade English Language Arts teacher for Shiloh Middle School. I value this opportunity to inspire young minds and foster a love for literature and creative writing. I am grateful to Kelly Education Services and Bibb County School District, where I served as a long-term substitute teacher between fall 2023 and spring 2024. During that time, I gained valuable knowledge about classroom management, supporting students, and pedagogical philosophy. My experience with KES and BCS will continue to inform my future choices as a classroom leader. Furthermore, this would not be possible without the training I received from Teach For America. I am especially thankful for the orientation and the four weeks of practicum training with TFA and Kipp Woodson Park educators. I am proud to be part of TFA’s Teacher Corps and look forward to supporting this upcoming generation of young leaders!
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We’re TFA alumni, of course we’re going to offer a helping hand 🤝 #teachers #TeachForAmerica
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Microsoft for Nonprofits talked to our Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Alan Murray, about how TFA is using AI to drive our mission.
Every day, we're inspired by the stories of organizations harnessing the power of technology to solve the world's biggest challenges. At the Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit, we sat down with dozens of nonprofits professionals to hear how they are using Microsoft technology and AI to innovate and move their missions forward. #AI #Nonprofit #TechforSocialImpact
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Whether you’re taking it easy or gearing up for a challenge, we’ve got your back this summer. ☀️ Swipe ➡️ Which one are you this summer? #75hard #75soft #teachforamerica
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Teach For America reposted this
Teach for America Houston Corps Member | First-Generation, Queer, & Latine Graduate Student at Boston University | Educator
A little over a month ago, I graduated from Boston University with a double major in Political Science and History, and a minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies. Since then, I immediately immersed myself in work, starting pre-service Teach For America in the Houston Region. Yesterday marked the end of my Practicum at Burbank Middle School. I am grateful to all the people I have met, of who I have learned lots from. I had such an incredibly supportive team, including my LDC Amber, who was a strong support as I navigated my practicum teaching 7th Grade ELA. Special thank you to Candy Fernandez M.Ed for being such an amazing School Director (GO EAGLES🦅🦅🦅) and for making Practicum such a wonderful and welcoming learning experience. Her dedication and support for our growth was inspiring, and I looked forward to the positive energy every day! I have learned so many things from Candy (especially the array of attention getters), and am incredibly excited to apply my newfound knowledge to my classroom this coming year. In a couple of weeks, I will be teaching English I at Chavez High School, starting my 1st year as a corps member. Alongside teaching English I, I will be starting my master’s degree in Education for Equity and Social Justice at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. I cannot wait to apply what I have learned over Pre-Service, and continue to grow as an educator who fights against systems of oppression and educational inequity.
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Sourcing the right candidates is only the first step toward building a diverse, dynamic workforce. “It’s not enough to just get a diverse talent pool,” Jessica Morton, VP of People at TFA says. “We need to ensure that our hiring practices are mitigating bias.” “We have a very strong commitment and very ambitious goals,” Jessica says. “We have a baseline goal that 50% of our candidate pools identify as BIPOC [Black, Indigenous, or other People of Color].” Learn more about how TFA meets ambitious hiring goals in this article published by LinkedIn for Nonprofits: https://lnkd.in/gNsRA9Ns
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Meet three outstanding educators from our TFA network who help students thrive in the classroom by celebrating their individual needs 🧑🏫❤️ In honor of Disability Pride Month, we asked our featured educators: what does Disability Pride mean to you? Read their answers ➡️ #DisabilityPride #DisabilityPrideMonth #Teachers
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