Teach For America Colorado

Mission Statement

Teach For America finds, develops, and supports a diverse network of leaders who expand opportunity for children from classrooms, schools, and every sector and field that shape the broader systems in which schools operate. Our alumni, corp members, and staff work in schools and in every sector and field that helps shape educational opportunity in America. The TFA community is bound by a set of Core Values and a shared commitment to the Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness we envision for our country.

Organization Description

In 2007, Teach For America placed its first 55-member corps in Denver to urgently address the needs of a faltering urban district. As our corps grew, so did our reach and Teach For America’s relationships in the Colorado community. In 2009, we expanded our placement to Colorado Springs and in 2013 to Pueblo. Today, Teach For America members reach 36,000 students a day across Colorado.

While Colorado Springs, Denver, and Pueblo are remarkably different and diverse communities, we are one Teach For America Colorado, working together to advance educational opportunities for all kids. Alongside our vast network of educators, students, and community leaders, we’re aiming not only to triple our corps in size, but to begin redesigning the education system itself. Here’s how we’ll do it:

1. Building a best-in-class talent pipeline, expanding local recruit of diverse leaders to ensure that the
students we teach today become the education leaders of tomorrow;

2. Leveraging our unparalleled network to accelerate innovation across the public education system,
creating open-source, shared learning structures to reshape education for a 21st-century citizenry
and workforce; and

3. Broadening the coalition of leaders brought together by shared values and common purpose, to
pursue excellent education for every student.

Organization Type

Other Nonprofit Organization

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