If you selected multiple placement communities within a single region, we will consider those selections alongside your eligibility for subjects, coursework and community placement availability. You should be excited about teaching in any of the communities you selected. By ranking each placement community, you are giving the regional team input about where you would like to teach within the region.

If you have a special circumstance to be in a region you should list thie specific placement community on the Special Circumstances section in your applicant portal in section 3, during the interview window. Although you may not be able to select it on your map based on your eligibility, our Assignment Team reviews all details submitted on the Special Circumstance form and will take a closer look at your eligibility for the community you indicate.

Attending all of Pre-Service training is mandatory and you must attend your region's scheduled training. So while you can preference a region where you have a training conflict, by selecting this region you are telling us that you are willing to resolve your conflict in order to be placed there. Review our tentative list of training dates and regional institute assignments.

Corps members are full-time, salaried employees of their school district, charter school, or pre-K center. Their salary and benefits are the same as those of other beginning teachers working for the same employers. These vary by school and placement community, based on cost of living, local education budgets, and many other factors. You can learn more about salary and cost of living using the Explore Regions tool.

Contact americorps@teachforamerica.org for any questions about your AmeriCorps grant, including education award information.

Teaching in a low-income community is a very challenging and extremely rewarding experience. While there is no one specific profile for the ideal candidate, Teach For America’s research shows that teachers who have helped their students achieve the most dramatic growth often possess these characteristics.

Instead of sitting behind a desk, your loved one will be at the head of a classroom, making a profound and immediate impact on the lives of students. Corps members tackle real-world challenges and grow every day as problem solvers and leaders. The insight and conviction gained during the corps experience shapes values and beliefs, fuels careers, and leaves a lasting impression. The experience prepares people to be leaders in any field and to be advocates in the fight for equity and opportunity.

Your loved one will have the opportunity to research their regional choices throughout the process. After they are invited to interview, they will finalize their placement community selection(s). During their research, they'll be asked to reflect on the factors most important to them in a placement community, compare factors (like cost of living and master's degree options), and eventually finalize one required placement community and up to two additional options that meet their needs. They will then submit their placement community selection(s) and subject preferences.

The stakes for our students are incredibly high, and so we take corps member training and development very seriously. We help corps members become strong classroom and community leaders through a rigorous summer training program and extensive coaching, professional development, and other resources throughout the corps experience. Learn more about training and support.

Teach For America will not directly provide housing. Corps members have the opportunity to utilize helpful resources and leverage their regional team members to locate their own housing in the community where they will teach in the fall.