Admissions

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Teach For America corps member.

We are seeking individuals of all backgrounds and career interests who have the skills and commitment to make a real impact on the academic prospects of students growing up today in low-income communities and to exert long term leadership in the effort to eliminate educational inequity.

In 2009, over 35,000 individuals applied to Teach For America and more than 4,000 individuals – each with a unique set of career aspirations, academic majors, and personal backgrounds – joined the Teach For America corps in 35 regions across the country. The 2009 corps represents more than 500 colleges and universities, 1,800 cities, all 50 states, and the District of Columbia. Their undergraduate and graduate majors represent a broad spectrum of academic interests, and 11 percent had professional experience before joining the corps.

The diverse range of challenges in classrooms in low-income communities requires corps members with an equally diverse range of skills and perspectives. Teach For America corps members bring passion, relentlessness, and creativity into the classroom on a daily basis. Regardless of their background, Teach For America corps members around the country are working tirelessly and innovatively to close the achievement gap.

Read more about our successful corps members in practice.

To learn more about how you can join the movement to eliminate education inequity, we invite you to browse the links to the left.

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