Teach For America and the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation Partner to Address the Social-Emotional Needs of Students and Teachers
A one million dollar grant from the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation will support the expansion of Teach For America’s Social-Emotional Learning Program.
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How Afrocentric Lessons Teach Black Kids to Love Themselves
Joseph Edelin (Houston ’02) writes about how a desire to deepen students’ understanding of their own history led him to design Afrocentric curricula. Also, watch as Ebony Payne Brown (Atlanta ’06) creates a culturally inclusive school using Edelin's curriculum.
What We Do
Teach For America works toward the day when every child will receive an excellent and equitable education. We find and nurture leaders who commit to expanding opportunity for low-income students, beginning with at least two years teaching in a public school.
10M
children in the U.S. live below the poverty line
2X
more children of color are born into poverty than are white children
14%
of children growing up in poverty will graduate from college within eight years of graduating high school
The Opportunity
The circumstances children are born into predict the opportunities they will have in life. But Teach For America has learned that dramatic progress is possible. It takes bold, grounded leaders working together, inside and outside of schools, fighting for the aspirations of children and their families.
Our Impact
Working shoulder to shoulder with students, educators, and community members, Teach For America corps members support the academic and personal growth of students. The impact corps members have in the classroom fuels a lifelong commitment to their students and shapes the trajectory of their lives and careers.
We are locally rooted and nationally connected.
Alumni and corps members work in partnership with rural and urban communities across the country, inside schools and from every sector that shapes education.
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62K
corps members and alumni
2.5K
school partners
Millions
of students impacted