Los Angeles is home to more than 10 million people. Its public education system is one of the region’s most critical services and is not only a place of academic advancement but of social and emotional growth and opportunity for millions of children.
Los Angeles is home to more than 10 million people. Its public education system is one of the region’s most critical services; its schools are places of academic achievement, social and emotional growth, nourishment, and joy for more than one million students.
Los Angeles has been the site of racial, social, and class conflicts which have directly and indirectly impacted our schools and students such as the Rodney King assault and Proposition 227 (the controversial state legislation that banned bilingual education). When educational policy is enacted in LA, the entire country watches.
No story about Teach For America is complete without Los Angeles. We are one of the first five Teach For America sites, founded in 1990. We also lead the country in corps diversity and support the third-largest alumni network with over 3,700 TFA alumni living in Los Angeles.
100K
California teachers and principals expected to retire, as enrollment in state teacher preparation programs declines
90%
Students we serve are eligible for federal free and reduced-price lunch programs
Teach For America Los Angeles is:
- the county’s largest source of educators serving schools in low-income and historically excluded communities.
- the county’s largest source of educators who identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color (BIPOC) or come from underrepresented backgrounds.
- the county’s largest sources of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Special Education (SPED) educators.
Our Regional Partners
Teach For America partners with a diverse network of schools, including three districts and more than 15 charter school networks, that serve the highest needs students across the Greater LA region.
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Alliance College-Ready Public Schools
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Arts In Action Community Charter Schools
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Bright Star Schools
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Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
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Ednovate Inc.
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Girls Athletic Leadership School
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Green Dot Public Schools
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ICEF
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KIPP SoCal Public Schools
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LA Unified
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Lynwood Unified School District
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Para Los Ninos
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Partnership to Uplift Communities
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Scholarship Prep Public Schools
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STEM Preparatory Schools
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Synergy Academies
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Value Schools
Hear From Those in Our Community
Teach For America Los Angeles is working to understand the conditions needed for sustained progress in partnership with students, educators, parents and communities. This requires a broad and diverse coalition of people united in their commitment to educational equity. Read about some of these passionate individuals in the Stories and Voices section.