New York
About Us
Since our founding in 1990, Teach For America New York has played a leading role in New York's movement to ensure all children have access to an excellent education. We have introduced more than 7,000 promising leaders to New York schools. Teach For America corps members have helped to meet critical needs as education leaders who believe deeply in the potential of all children, particularly in hard-to-staff areas.
Our corps members and alumni are among the group of bold leaders who have helped to change the prevailing ideology about what is possible for kids of color from low-income backgrounds. Their classrooms and schools serve as proof points, demonstrating that with high expectations, clear vision and goals, solid plans and strong execution, all students can achieve at high levels.
Today, Teach For America is striving to reach a bold goal: By 2030, twice as many children in communities where we work will reach key educational milestones, indicating they are on a path to economic mobility and co-creating a future filled with possibility.
Nearly
400
corps members are teaching in NYC.
Close to
90%
of NY principals would recommend hiring a corps member to a fellow school leader.
More than
7K
corps members, alumni, and Ignite tutors work in our region.
Nearly
400
corps members are teaching in NYC.
Close to
90%
of NY principals would recommend hiring a corps member to a fellow school leader.
More than
7K
corps members, alumni, and Ignite tutors work in our region.
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Our Programs
The Corps
The Corps
Our corps members are leaders, who work in partnership with students and families to deliver rigorous and data-informed content and to create joyful, inclusive learning environments for all students. Together, we will seek to build more excellent education systems that meet the needs of every child through bold leadership and deep understanding of self in relation to others.
Ignite Fellowship
Ignite Fellowship
Started in 2022, Ignite is a national tutoring corps designed to accelerate learning and foster belonging with students, leveraging research-based best practices for high-impact tutoring. Ignite builds on Teach For America’s 35 years of experience recruiting, developing, and supporting talent and partnering with communities across the country to help students overcome the systemic barriers to an excellent education. The Ignite Fellowship brings exceptional leaders into classrooms virtually to add immediate value for students, while creating shifts towards the future of learning.
Our Impact in New York
As educators, advocates, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and community members, we fight for students' aspirations to ensure a brighter future for all.
Corps member program: We find, match, and develop exceptional talent to teach. TFA is one of the nation’s largest pipelines, bringing a range of identities, experiences, and academic disciplines—including STEM.
Ignite Fellowship: We recruit and train undergraduates to deliver virtual high-dosage tutoring to support students’ academic and socio-emotional well-being, while building a pipeline of future teachers.
Alumni Development: We support a network of alumni of our corps program statewide with resources and career development that results in impact at every level of the education system.
“I chose TFA NY because diversity is the most valuable aspect of culture to me and New York embodies that in its core. As a former student of the education system here, it is a personal duty of mine to support the students who are in the shoes that I once walked in.”
Local Leadership
Support Our Marathon Team!
We are excited to announce that Teach For America has once again been named an official Charity Partner for the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon.
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Your gifts help our effort to find, support, and develop a network of leaders to ensure all students in New York City have the opportunity to attend great neighborhood schools.