Who we're looking for
Corps and Alumni
Resource guide
The following is a list of organizations and resources that may assist you in your search for other opportunities. Please keep in mind that this list includes both organizations that do and do not have formal partnerships with Teach For America. These links are provided solely for informational purposes and to help you in your pursuit.
| Opportunities in service and social change | |
|---|---|
| American Camp Association The American Camp Association (ACA) works to preserve, promote, and enhance the camp experience for children and adults. ACA-Accredited® camp programs ensure that children are provided with a diversity of educational and developmentally challenging learning opportunities. There are over 2,400 ACA-Accredited camps that meet up to 300 health-and-safety standards. |
New Sector Alliance A social enterprise consulting firm with a dual mission of strengthening organizations today while developing leaders for tomorrow. By mobilizing top talent in partnership with the world’s leading management consulting firms and universities, New Sector helps clients address their most pressing challenges and opportunities. Summer and full-time opportunities available for undergraduates, young professionals, and MBAs. |
| Americorps*NCCC A full time team-based residential program for men and women age 18-24, AmeriCorps*NCCC strengthens communities and develops leaders through direct, team-based national and community service. |
Peace Corps An independent United States federal agency devoted to world peace and friendship, providing dedicated individuals with volunteer opportunities to live and work in developing countries. Since 1961, more than 190,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in 139 countries working in education, agriculture, business, environmental preservation, and other areas of development. Service is 27 months for US Citizens over 18 years of age. Benefits include: living stipend, medical coverage, language and cross-cultural training and post-service opportunities for education and non-competitive eligibility for federal employment. |
|
College Summit An organization that increases college enrollment rates of students in low-income communities. |
Public Allies National program that advances the leadership skills of its members through full-time, paid apprenticeships in nonprofit organizations. Affiliated with AmeriCorps. |
|
Citizen Schools A national network of apprenticeship programs for youth that connects middle school students with adult volunteers in hands-on learning projects. |
State PIRGs Alliance of state-based, citizen-funded organizations that help develop leaders for the public interest movement, by offering opportunities in field organizing, advocacy, research, and more. |
| City Year National service program uniting diverse groups of people ages 17-24 for a year of community service, leadership development, and civic engagement. Affiliated with AmeriCorps. |
|
| Opportunities in education | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achievement First A nonprofit organization that operates charter schools in urban areas of New York and Connecticut. |
Minnesota Reading Corps (MRC) An AmeriCorps program that provides trained literacy tutors to ensure children age three to grade three throughout Minnesota are successful readers. |
||||||||||
| Admission Possible A Minnesota-based nonprofit organization working to make college admission possible for promising, low-income high school students by providing free SAT/ACT test preparation, college admission, and financial aid consulting and guidance in the transition to college. |
Milton Hershey A philanthropic boarding school that provides free education, room, and board for children from low-income communities. |
||||||||||
| African-American Teaching Fellows of Charlottesville-Albemarle (AATF) A Virginia-based nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing a greater diversity to the teaching force in the Charlottesville and Albemarle school districts. The AATF program recruits, develops, and supports qualified African-American candidates seeking a teaching career who will commit to teach in the Charlottesville or Albemarle County public schools. AATF Fellows are provided financial support for tuition, books and fees, academic advising, mentoring, and Professional Development seminars. |
Mississippi Teaching Corps A two-year teaching program that recruits non-education majors nationwide to teach in the Mississippi Delta. |
||||||||||
| Alliant International University – Intern Teaching Program – Early Completion Option – Los Angeles Provides a comprehensive accelerated certification program for aspiring teachers. The ECO program is a rigorous two-semester design for individuals to receive hands-on teaching experience in Los Angeles classrooms while earning their credentials in nine months. |
Philadelphia Math and Science Coalition A partnership among businesses, universities, schools, and cultural organizations with the mission to prepare Philadelphia youth to excel in math and science for success in post-secondary education and in an increasingly global workforce that requires math and science backgrounds. The Coalition offers career opportunities for those interested in teaching math and science to 6th-12th grades in Philadelphia public schools, including teacher preparation and professional development programs. |
||||||||||
| Aspire A not-for-profit organization that opens and operates public charter schools in low-income communities in California. |
Teach4NC A resource of teaching opportunities in public schools in North Carolina. |
||||||||||
| Association Montessori International / USA Provides teacher training to accredit and prepare individuals as Montessori teachers through summer and year-long training opportunities. |
Teach Arkansas A teacher recruitment and training program for individuals interested in becoming teachers in Arkansas public schools. |
||||||||||
| Baltimore City Teaching Residency A two-year teaching program in Baltimore for individuals with little or no teaching experience. |
Teach Kentucky A teacher recruitment program designed for non-certified college graduates to serve in schools in the Greater Louisville, Kentucky area. |
||||||||||
| Boettcher Teacher Program An innovative urban teacher residency program for individuals interested in earning a Colorado teaching license and master’s degree from the University of Denver in a full fellowship program. |
Teachers 2000 Partnership A full-time partnership between The George Washington University and Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland, where teaching fellows earn 100% tuition assistance for courses required for licensure. Earn teaching certification and a master's degree in two years. |
||||||||||
| City on a Hill Charter Public School A small college-prep charter high school in Boston with a site-based, full-year certification program. |
TEAM Schools A network of open-enrollment public charter schools that has grown from 80 founding students to more than 750 5th through 10th graders on three Newark campuses, as part of the KIPP network. |
||||||||||
| DC Teaching Fellows A teacher training program for individuals interested in becoming teachers in the Washington, D.C. Public School System's most challenged schools. |
Uncommon Schools A nonprofit organization that operates charter schools in New Jersey and New York. | ||||||||||
| Kaplan A provider of educational services that offers full and part-time career opportunities in teaching, coaching, and tutoring. |
The Urban Teacher Center The Urban Teacher Center (UTC) is a four-year alternative teacher-preparation program launching in the Washington, D.C. region in August 2010. The first cohort will participate in an intensive year-long residency, followed by a three-year teaching commitment in a high-need urban elementary or middle school. UTC’s residents will be fully prepared to become highly competent teachers; in addition to the clinical experience, residents also enroll in a new Master’s of Education program that is directly relevant to the urban teacher. All UTC teachers will be part of an unprecedented commitment to student performance. For more information, please go to www.urbanteachercenter.org or contact urbanteachercenter@gmail.com. |
||||||||||
| KIPP The Knowledge Is Power Program is a network of public schools that serves students in under-resourced communities throughout the United States. |
Worldteach Year-long and summer programs in developing countries. Members live and teach in Chile, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, the Marshall Islands, Namibia, Poland, and South Africa. |
||||||||||
| Mastery Charter Schools A Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization, Mastery Charter Schools is one of the only turnaround organizations in the country, currently operating four schools serving 1,750 students in grades 7 through 12. |
YES Prep Public Schools A free, open-enrollment public school system committed to improving disadvantaged communities with a mission to increase the number of low-income students who graduate from a four-year college prepared to compete in the global marketplace. Currently serving 2,600 students across five campuses in the Houston area and plans to expand to 13 schools to educate 10,000 students, YES Prep Public Schools combines a highly successful 6th-12th grade model along with high standards for student achievement and parental involvement. Since its inception, YES Prep has been consistently recognized as the best public school in Houston, and since 2001, 100% of YES Prep’s graduating seniors have been accepted to top colleges and universities across the country. |
||||||||||
Miami Teaching Fellows |
Worldteach Year-long and summer programs in developing countries. Members live and teach in Chile, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, the Marshall Islands, Namibia, Poland, and South Africa. |
||||||||||
Teaching Fellows
A teacher training program for individuals interested in becoming teachers in the following high need areas:
|
|||||||||||
| Job search resources | |
|---|---|
| 50 States' Certification Requirements Links to detailed state-by-state certification requirements, including information on state alternative certification programs. |
Idealist Information on over 44,000 nonprofit and community service organizations in 165 countries, as well as a nonprofit career center and nonprofit career fairs. |
| 50 States' K-12 Employment Opportunities Links to education job openings by state and by individual school district as well as information on private and independent schools. |
K-12 Jobs Nationwide job listings for public and private schools as well as state-by-state information on certification and alternative certification programs. |
| Commongood Careers This organization offers a wealth of services to jobseekers and organizations throughout the hiring process and also provides extensive knowledge about careers in the social sector. |
National Association for Independent Schools Job listings for member schools of this organization representing approximately 1,350 independent schools and associations in the United States and abroad. |
| Careers in the Common Good Provides job search strategies, job listings, and program and fellowship information for individuals seeking socially responsible work. Includes a resource guide for teaching without certification. |
Opportunity Knocks Search engine for nonprofit job listings nationwide. Offers a resource center that includes resume tips and interview advice. |
| Partnership for Public Service Provides information, tips, and resources for individuals interested in internships and jobs with the federal government. Offers tools to assist in your job search including links to current job openings. |
|
