Welcome

Teach For America's mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting our nation's most promising future leaders in the effort. Our vision is that one day, all children in this nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. Your son, daughter, family member, or friend can play an important role in working to make this vision a reality. By joining Teach For America, they will enter a network of our nation’s most promising leaders to make a real and meaningful impact on the lives of millions of students.

In the past 19 years, more than 24,000 Teach For America teachers, whom we call corps members, have impacted approximately 3 million students. This is something that you can be proud that your son, daughter, family member or friend is considering.

Hear from parents whose children joined the corps.

What others say: Words of support from our partners in education, graduate schools, and corporations, recognition in the media, and our impact in the classroom.

Program benefits: Finances, training and development for our teachers, safety, and long-term career support.

The selection process: How we select teachers, the composition of our teacher corps, and application details.

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