NEW YORK, March 27, 2025—Teach For America (TFA) is proud to announce a new partnership with Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), designed to expand career development and leadership training for TFA’s network of more than 66,000 alumni and corps members. 

Through this partnership, TFA alumni and corps members will receive a 10% discount on four HGSE online certificate programs, equipping them with cutting-edge skills to drive impact in classrooms, schools, and education systems nationwide.

This initiative builds upon the success of TFA’s Rural School Leadership Academy (RSLA) fellows, who originally piloted participation in these Harvard certificate courses. With this expansion, all TFA alumni and corps members now have access to high-quality professional learning—particularly those in rural communities, where leadership development opportunities are often scarce.

"For over 50 years, Professional Education at HGSE has been a pioneer in educational professional development, offering programs that are deeply rooted in the latest research and practical application," said Jonathan Lehrich, Interim Managing Director of Professional Education at HGSE. "We are thrilled to partner with Teach For America to extend these transformative educational opportunities to its dedicated network of educators and leaders."

TFA’s alumni and corps members can apply their discount to the following HGSE certificate programs:

• Instructional Leadership Certificate (ILC): Designed for teachers, instructional coaches, and department leads to enhance leadership and mentoring skills.
• Certificate in Early Education Leadership (CEEL): Tailored for early education administrators and advocates to advance management and leadership in early learning environments.
• Certificate in School Management and Leadership (CSML): Focuses on integrating educational and business management practices to improve K-12 school leadership.
• Certificate in Advanced Education Leadership (CAEL): Intended for system-level leaders to deepen strategic leadership skills and address complex educational challenges.

"This partnership reflects our shared mission with HGSE to foster educational leadership that makes a tangible difference," said Dr. Monica Clem, Vice President Career Center at Teach For America. "By accessing HGSE’s resources and programs, our alumni and corps members are better equipped to take on leadership roles and create lasting impact in education across the country.”

This partnership aligns with TFA’s ongoing commitment to supporting educators beyond the classroom, offering them pathways to professional advancement and leadership in the education sector. 

TFA alumni and corps members can explore these opportunities and enroll by visiting TFA’s Alumni Hub.

About Teach For America

Teach For America works in partnership with communities across the country to reach One Day when every child has access to an excellent education. Founded in 1990, Teach For America finds, develops, and supports a growing network of leaders who expand opportunity for children from classrooms, schools, and every sector and field that impact a young person’s education. Today, Teach For America is a force of over 70,000 alumni, corps members, and Ignite fellows working in pursuit of profound change so that one day every child has the opportunity to learn, lead, thrive, and co-create a future filled with possibility. Teach For America is a proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network. For more information, visit www.teachforamerica.org and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Threads.

About Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

Professional Education at HGSE provides world-class professional development opportunities that are responsive and relevant to the challenges practitioners face. Grounded in the latest research, Harvard’s exceptional faculty-led programs are designed to provide job-embedded learning and solutions that can be applied immediately to real-time problems of practice -  empowering educators and institutions around the world to better serve their students, schools, and communities. For more information, visit our website, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Contact:

Natalie Haskins Laukitis

(646) 369-7306

natalie.laukitis@teachforamerica.org