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Skip to main content Google Tag Manager Secondary Navigation What We Do Where We Work Support Us Search Search Icon Search Submit Search Search Main navigation How to Join Life in the Corps Life as an Alum Secondary Navigation Mobile What We Do Where We Work Support Us User account menu Log in Search Submit Search Search Close Close New York Toggle Arrow Our Community Our Work Join the Corps Our Impact Support Our Work New York Our Community Our Work Join the Corps Our Impact Support Our Work All of New York City's 1.1 million students have the potential to be the leaders our city needs. Teach For America New York corps members and alumni are working together to make sure all children in NYC have the opportunity to attend great neighborhood schools that support, inspire, and challenge them to become those leaders. Trying to figure out where you’d like to teach? Our Compare Regions tool can help. Compare Regions Since our founding in 1990, Teach For America New York has played a leading role in NYC’s movement for educational equity. We have introduced more than 6,500 promising leaders to New York City schools. 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. 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. 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. It Takes A City A message on leadership and the power of pressing pause from TFA NY partner school Vista Academy. Lead Today, Change Tomorrow English teacher Iliana Mendez (N.Y. ’19) reminds us of the lifelong impact great teachers have on their students, both inside and outside of schools. Inspiring NYC’s Students to Be Leaders in STEM Jericsson Pichardo (N.Y. ’16) has introduced students to a world of science and tech-based opportunities, from LEGO competitions to 3D printing. And that’s just the beginning. Get in Touch with TFA New York Name Email What would you like to speak to us about? More Like This { #card.dateline #} -- A Reflection on 2019, and a Look Ahead Read more Right Arrow { #card.dateline #} -- Top 5 Reasons to Teach in NYC Read more Right Arrow { #card.dateline #} -- This School Went All-In on Culture and Is Seeing Results Read more Right Arrow { #card.dateline #} -- Speaking Youth to Power in New York City Read more Right Arrow See All Stories Back To Top Stay Connected TFA is committed to expanding opportunity for all children. Sign up for our emails to learn how you can get involved. Email I’m interested in applying to teach Content is loading... Footer Regions Stories Careers One Day Magazine FAQs Contact Us Press Donate Privacy Policy Terms of Use Accessibility Resubscribe to Email Facebook Twitter Instagram Teach For America is a proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network. Copyright 2020 Teach For America, Inc. All rights reserved. Teach For America logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Teach For America, Inc. Thanks for signing up! You'll find great content in your inbox soon. Redefine the future for students at Teach For America. Take the next step and join the corps today. Join The Corps Close Thanks for signing up! You'll find great content in your inbox soon. At Teach For America, we know lasting change can happen: All children will get the excellent education they deserve. See how change happens. Watch Video Close...