Our corps members
Placement regions
Corps and Alumni
Chicago
Schools
Our corps members teach in Chicago Public Schools and in Northwest Indiana schools, both places where a vast achievement gap persists.
Chicago corps members fight against these disparities by creating comprehensive plans to significantly increase the academic achievement of their students. Corps members teach grades pre-K through 12, and they teach in a variety of traditional public schools, public charter schools, alternative schools, and pre-K centers throughout Chicago and Northwest Indiana. In 2010, Teach For America • Chicago will welcome its first cohort of corps members teaching special education to the region.
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At a Glance
| School Districts: |
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| Chicago Public Schools |
| Gary Charter Schools |
| Ethnic Breakdown-Student Population Chicago Public Schools |
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| 47% African-American |
| 8% Caucasian |
| 39% Latino/Hispanic |
| 3% Asian/Pacific Islander |
| <1% Native American |
| 3% Other |
| Ethnic Breakdown-Student Population Gary Public Schools |
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| 98% African-American |
| <1% Caucasian |
| <1% Latino/Hispanic |
| <1% Asian/Pacific Islander |
| <1% Native American |
| N/A Other |
| Ethnic Breakdown-Chicago |
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| 37% African-American |
| 42% Caucasian |
| 26% Latino/Hispanic |
| 4% Asian-American |
| <1% Native American |
| 3% Other |
| Percentage of Students Qualifying for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch |
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| 85% Chicago 78% Gary |
| Placements |
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| 14% early childhood (pre-K) |
| 48% elementary (K-8) |
| 38% secondary (9-12) |
| 78% teach in school with at least one other corps member or alum |
| For 2010, following placements are available: Early Childhood, General Elementary, Special Education, Bilingual Elementary, Secondary Math, Secondary Science, Secondary Spanish, Secondary English |
