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(Metro Atlanta '12)
Assistant Principal
Atlanta Public Schools
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Katrina Turner
(New Mexico '13)
Manager, Teacher Leadership Development
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(Milwaukee '13)
Alumni Director
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(Houston '07)
Program Director
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Teach For America is a diverse network of leaders who confront educational inequity through teaching, and work with unwavering commitment from every sector of society to create a nation free from this injustice.

Our next application deadline is October 18. Find out by November 27.

How to Apply

A More Equitable Future Begins Now

  • Have a profound and immediate impact.
  • Gain perspective and understanding that will fuel your career.
  • Accelerate your leadership trajectory.

Discover the transformative impact of the corps.

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Changemakers Start Here

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Kousha Navidar
Kousha Navidar
(Miami–Dade '10)
Speechwriter
West Wing Writers
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TFA alumni work toward systemic change across all sectors. Learn how their journeys start and evolve.

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Aisha Dennis
(Metro Atlanta '08)
Attorney
Federal Public Defender of the Northern District of Texas
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Rashid Williams
(Charlotte '09)
Dean of Scholars
Valor Collegiate Academy
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Johannah Chase
Johannah Chase
(New York '05)
Associate Dean, Innovation Policy & Research
Bank Street College of Education
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TFA alumni work toward systemic change across all sectors. Learn how their journeys start and evolve.

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Michelle Strausman
(Greater Philadelphia '11)
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions
Stanford University
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Beth Schmidt
Beth Schmidt
(Los Angeles '07)
Founder and Executive Chairman
Wishbone.org
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Steven Ward
Steven Ward
(D.C. Region '12)
Principal
Aspire Public Schools (Memphis)
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Charles Lai
Charles Lai
(Dallas–Ft. Worth '11)
Platform Management Specialist
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The Power of Place

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TFA corps members work in partnership with students and families in 53 unique communities. Each region has a distinct story and opportunity for impact.

 

 

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Las Vegas Valley
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Arkansas
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D.C. Region
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Eastern North Carolina
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New York
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Massachusetts
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Memphis
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Alabama

Our Work In Action

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Communities across the country are making meaningful progress in educational outcomes.

TFA corps members and alumni are playing an essential role in changing systems. Read Top Stories.

 

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In a Wildly Changing World, A School Hits Reset
Students & Communities
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I Paved My Own Road to Harvard. Now I Do It for Students.
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John Brady Brock
Jacob Biba
Students Nix Stereotypes, Entrepreneurs Seek a Future in Appalachia
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Ashley Philippsen is LEAD North's founding director.
Shane Bevel
Where Black Wall Street Perished, Hope Is Returning
Inside TFA
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Meet the 10 Teach For America Alumni on the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30