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.

Video library

Explore our video library for a range of perspectives on what it's like to be part of Teach For America. Corps members, alumni, and supporters discuss issues including educational inequity and what it will take to solve the problem, our training and ongoing professional development and what it's like to be a teacher.

Our Mission and Impact

Hear corps members and alumni talk about their personal views on this issue

Learn more about how alumni are working to expand opportunities for students in low-income areas

Hear what principals and school district leaders are saying about our corps and alumni

The Corps Experience

Hear an alumna discuss the unique opportunity to impact the Greater New Orleans region as it rebuilds after Hurricane Katrina

Hear a 2006 corps member share how she was taught by corps members

Listen to corps members and alumni reflect on the impact teachers can have

Hear an education major reflect on the training

Listen to an alumna talk about the improvements to the institute she's seen over time

Listen to 2006 corps members describe the institute and the training they received

Follow a corps member through a typical Day in the Life at one of our summer institutes

Hear corps members reflect on ongoing support they receive in their placement regions

Hear what corps members have to say about their experience living in a new community

After the Corps

Listen to alumni from different business sectors talk about their experiences teaching in the corps

The Power of the network

Admissions

Hear from corps members who majored in math, science or engineering on why they joined Teach For America.

Hear corps members and alumni talk about their decision to join Teach For America