Since our inception 17,000 individuals have participated in Teach For America, impacting the lives of more than 2.5 million students.

What we do

Teach For America exists to address educational inequity. In our nation, which aspires so admirably to be a land of equal opportunity, where a child is born still determines that child's educational outcomes. Our mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting our nation's most promising future leaders in the effort. Our vision is that one day, all children in this nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education.

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What is educational inequity and why does this problem exist?
What is Teach For America doing to help solve this problem?