Apply to Join TFA Today! Apply by the next deadline, December 3rd. Fill out your application now! Close Life as an Alum Careers After TFA The Alumni Network Alumni Resources After successfully completing your two-year commitment as a Teach For America corps member, you become an alum of the organization. You’ll join a large network of those working to shape the political, economic, and social future of our country, across all sectors. Apply today to be part of the 2022 Teach For America corps. APPLY COVID-19 Education Resource Hub Find resources to support students and communities through the coronavirus school closures. Lifelong Leadership To change our country’s education system, we need leaders challenging conventional wisdom and the status quo, working for the long term from both inside and outside the school system. Once you become an alum of TFA, you’ll bring an invaluable perspective to any career field in working to create opportunity for students and communities nationwide. Informed and inspired by students, many alumni continue to teach beyond their TFA commitments in high-need communities. But alumni are also attorneys, CEOs, faith leaders, small business owners, ed-tech entrepreneurs, doctors, and countless other professions. No matter what path you choose, you’ll have an ever-expanding network of colleagues ready to support and lead alongside you. See more about careers After TFA. 4/5 Alumni work in education or in fields that impact low-income communities 27% Alumni serve as pre-K through 12th grade teachers Individual Pathways Alumni overwhelmingly say their corps experience accelerates and enhances their careers for the rest of their lives, no matter what career field they ultimately pursue. See the pathways of some of our alumni and read how their classroom experience shaped their trajectories. View more alumni profiles. Aisha Dennis Metro Atlanta '08 Attorney Federal Public Defender of the Northern District of Texas TFA prepared Aisha to be a successful attorney. The experience gave her a deep connection to high-needs communities, taught her how to build relationships, and made her a better advocate. Beth Schmidt Los Angeles '07 Founder and Executive Chairman Wishbone.org The realization that millions of students don’t have access to the opportunities she had motivated Beth to teach. What she learned inspired her to become a social entrepreneur who gives thousands of students access to high quality summer programs. Charles Lai Dallas-Fort Worth '11 Product Specialist YouTube As a platform management specialist for Google, alum Charles Lai used the skills he gained as a teacher to educate consumers and colleagues about Google products, tools, and platforms. Meet More Alumni Opportunities for TFA Alumni TFA offers education-related fellowships and programs that help accelerate your leadership and your career through professional development and relationship building. Our regions also work to surface opportunities for continued impact, helping you stay connected to your community and students, no matter what career path you pursue after the corps. Many regions coordinate social groups and events as well, so you can continue to grow your network long after your time in the corps. Learn more about these opportunities, as well as our networking and career site, TFA Connect BETA, on Alumni Resources. Alumni overwhelmingly say their corps experience accelerated and enhanced their careers path. Graduate School and Employer Partnerships TFA partners with hundreds of graduate schools and employers across the country, including Harvard Business School and Northwestern Law School, McKinsey and Google. These partners provide corps members and alumni with special benefits, such as deferrals and financial incentives, because they value the skills, commitment, and perspective you develop in the corps. Learn about these benefits on Grad School and Employer Partners. “My time with TFA helped me to realize that I enjoyed leading people, improving the status quo, and carrying out my entrepreneurial passions.” The Alumni Network As a Teach For America alum, you’re part of a network of nearly 62,000 people with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and career paths. Yet we all work together in pursuit of educational equity. See how alumni lead and serve in different ways, and learn more about unique opportunities, such as The Collective, which deepens our alumni of color’s impact by promoting leadership, learning, and community action. View the Alumni Network. Alumni Stories More Alumni Stories on One Day Magazine Stay Connected TFA is committed to expanding opportunity for all children. 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