Who We Are
Teach For America is committed to eliminating educational inequity in America.
TFA is a community of changemakers and coalition builders. Leaders who teach, and teachers who lead. We are a diverse network of tens of thousands of individuals who understand the boundless potential of our nation’s most underserved children and the barriers they are up against in the face of inequity.We are committed to profound systemic change.
As a collective force – educators, advocates, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and community members – we fight for the aspirations of students and their families.
Together, we shape the conversation about what’s possible.
From classrooms to districts to state houses across America, we’re reimagining education to realize the day when every child has an equal opportunity to learn, to grow, to influence and to lead. In every community where meaningful progress is being made in educational outcomes, TFA alumni and corps members are playing an essential role. Together with our students and all who support them, we strive for justice and opportunity for all.
About Our Corps Of Teachers
Teach For America recruits outstanding and diverse individuals who have demonstrated the values and leadership skills necessary to expand access and opportunity for students both inside and outside the classroom. Called “corps members,” these individuals make an initial commitment to teach for two years in a public school, partnering with children and families most impacted by educational inequity.
Together, we shape the conversation about what’s possible. From classrooms to districts to state houses across America, we’re reimagining education to realize the day when every child has an equal opportunity to learn, to grow, to influence and to lead. In every community where meaningful progress is being made in educational outcomes, TFA alumni and corps members are playing an essential role. Together with our students and all who support them, we strive for justice and opportunity for all.
Success in our work for educational equity requires us to demonstrate and act upon a love and care for all our students; to create school environments where they feel seen, heard, and valued; to ensure classes provide rigorous and relevant material that sets them up to pursue their dreams, and prepares them to both navigate the world as it currently is and build a new future filled with possibilities. Our students will create a more equitable and just future -- one that they and their families, and we, all deserve.
Beatrice Viramontes, Los Angeles Corps '08
