![]() ![]() 35% of corps members teach science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).Close to 50% of corps members, including all pre-K teachers, are dual certified in special education. The number of students with disabilities in NYC is larger than the entire population of most school districts around the country.Partner schools include a mix of district and charter schools, as well as community-based organizations. Corps members teach in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, or Queens at one of more than 100 partner schools.Together, they are meeting critical needs in NYC: We deliver data-driven, culturally responsive programming that provides corps members with the skills they need to understand community context and immediately impact student success. TFA NY focuses its presence in low-income schools, hard-to-staff subjects, and neighborhoods where the need is greatest. The work towards educational equity is more critical than ever. Today, Teach For America is striving to reach a bold goal: By 2030, twice as many children in communities where we work will reach key educational milestones indicating they are on a path to economic mobility and co-creating a future filled with possibility. Their classrooms and schools serve as proof points, demonstrating that with high expectations, clear vision and goals, solid plans and strong execution, all students can achieve at high levels. Our corps members and alumni are among the group of bold leaders who have helped to change the prevailing ideology about what is possible for kids of color from low-income backgrounds. With incoming corps sizes ranging from 100 to 500+, TFA corps members have helped to meet critical needs for diverse talent in hard-to-staff areas-special education, STEM, and early childhood education-in low-income neighborhoods that have difficulty attracting and retaining qualified teachers. ![]() We have introduced close to 6,000 promising leaders to New York City schools. ![]() Since our founding in 1990, Teach For America New York has played a leading role in NYC’s movement for educational equity. ![]()
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