What Homeless Students Lose When Schools Go Digital
What will the long-term impact of the pandemic be on homeless and foster students?
Standing Together for Our Students
"We must ensure that the world our children grow up in is more equitable, more just, and more fair for all of us." Read our CEO's message of solidarity with our Black communities.
Difficult Classroom Conversations About Race
As the country continues to rise up against racism, teachers are helping students grapple with the issues and raise their voices.
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.
16M
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.
Learn more about our regions
62K
corps members and alumni
2.5K
school partners
Millions
of students impacted