Each day we see the realities of educational inequity juxtaposed against the concrete evidencethat when students in low-income communitiesare given opportunities they deserve, they excel.

San Antonio

"We are working with a great sense of urgency to ensure that all of our students have access to an excellent education, and I am pleased that Teach For America's dedicated teachers will join us in this effort. Adding these specially recruited teachers to an already outstanding cadre of educators will give SAISD the fuel necessary to provide a quality education to the children of this city. "

- James Howard, San Antonio Independent School District, Board President

Teach For America • San Antonio is preparing to welcome a corps of 100 of the nation's most promising future leaders, who will be teaching in our city's lowest-income classrooms and working to ensure their students have the educational opportunities they deserve. Learn about living and teaching in San Antonio.

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Corps Impact

During the 2010-11 school year, 100 corps members will be directly impacting the lives of approximately 6,400 students in San Antonio.

Principal Satisfaction

  • 87 percent of recently-surveyed principals (in schools with Teach For America corps members) reported that they would hire another Teach For America teacher.*
  • 95 percent of principals surveyed regard Teach For America teachers as effective as, if not more effective than, other beginning teachers in terms of overall performance and impact on student achievement.*

*"Teach For America 2009 National Principal Survey," Policy Studies Associates, July 2009”

Impact on Student Achievement
A growing body of research shows that corps members have a positive impact on their students' achievement. Read more about our impact.

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Alumni Impact

Fostering Alumni Leadership for Systemic Change
Nationally, more than 60 percent of corps members continue to work in education, including more than 360 who are school leaders. Of all alumni, 93 percent report they are supporting Teach For America's mission through their career, volunteer activity or graduate study.

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Contact

To support Teach For America • San Antonio with a gift or to request additional information about our impact or finances, please contact:

Ify Offor
Vice President, New Site Development
Teach For America
315 W. 36th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10018
p (212) 279-2080 x11302, f (212) 279-2084
ify.offor@teachforamerica.org

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