Forever Charm City: How One TFA Baltimore Alumnus Is Helping Corps Members Make Baltimore Home
Pete DeCandia's (Baltimore ’13) social entrepreneurial venture, Teacher Props, is helping Teach For America’s newest leaders settle into Baltimore as teachers and members of the community.
The TFA Editorial Team
Podcast: Why Reaching Across Lines of Difference is More Important Than Ever
Listen to The Through Line - A New Podcast Brought to you by Teach For America Colorado
Rebuilding Schools in a Rust Belt Town
Residents of Lorain, Ohio, defend its rich history and community spirit, while outsiders hear only about its missteps and failures. As a new leader steps in, students weigh in.
Leah Fabel
Lone Star Turnaround
Texas is in the midst of an ambitious effort to spread its school turnaround successes statewide. Two principals and a state education leader share what they’re learning by doing.
Sowing Seeds of Opportunity Across Chicago
Founded by Teach For America alumni, Gardeneers is aiming to give underserved Chicago students access to gardening experiences while teaching them about healthy eating and becoming active community members.
Theresa Mooney
Changing the Newark Narrative
An alumni-led nonprofit, the South Ward Children’s Alliance, is the recipient of a U.S. Department of Education Promise Neighborhood $30 million grant.
In the Fight for Systems Change, Two Big Wins
In Illinois and Minnesota, advocates for major shifts in education policy are celebrating victories that were a long time coming.
TFA LA Corps Member Sues Trump Over DACA Repeal
A Los Angeles corps member joins a lawsuit over the decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
The Scrappy, Collective Effort in Las Vegas
Away from the glittery Vegas Strip, a scrappy network of students, families and education advocates is growing.
Paula Ann Solis
Social Innovation Award Finalists Empower Communities To Take Action With Design-Thinking
We are very proud in the Rio Grande Valley that three of our alumni, Priscilla Aguilar (R.G.V. ’15), Roberto Lopez (R.G.V. ’15), and Jogene Castillo (R.G.V '15) are finalists for this year’s Social Innovation Award.