Join the TFA Corps
Join the TFA Corps
What is the Teach For America Corps?
The TFA corps is a full-time, paid opportunity to lead in a classroom, where you'll make a real difference with students who are underserved and underestimated.
Quick Facts
- Full time, paid, two-year leadership role teaching in under-resourced K-12 schools
- Same salary and benefits as other first-year teachers, with additional TFA support
- Choose your location: 40+ regions across the country
- Premier coaching and mentorship to help you grow in and beyond the classroom
- Valuable experience that stands out on any resume
- Measurable impact in students' lives
- 70,000-person purpose-driven alumni network for life
“If you want to make a difference in students’ lives, grow by leaps and bounds, and join a community full of inspiring people, consider TFA.”
Is TFA Right For You?
We're looking for all majors, backgrounds, and career goals. What matters most? Your mindset. Your ability to lead. Your desire to develop and make a difference.
Successful corps members:
- Believe in the potential of all kids
- Set ambitious goals and follow through to extraordinary results
- Take initiative and grow fast
- Value working across lines of difference
- Thrive on feedback, challenge, and meaningful work
- Want to serve and lead alongside communities
Salary and Benefits
As a corps member, you'll be hired by a local school and receive the same salary, vacation, and benefits as other first-year teachers. TFA also offers additional financial support to help with the transition into your new role.
What you can expect:
- Salary ($32K - $72K depending on the region)
- Health insurance
- Retirement benefits
- Stipend for summer training living expenses ($3K - $6.5K)
- Need-based grants and loans
- Access to grad school scholarships
“The freedom you get from day one in TFA is the best way to grow as a professional and as a person.”
Support and Belonging
Teaching is challenging, but you won't do it alone. TFA surrounds you with support, mentorship, and a community that truly has your back.
Snapshot of support and training:
- Summer training with other incoming corps members
- A dedicated coach throughout the school year
- Group learning experiences in your region
- Veteran educators to mentor you
- TFA staff + all of our on demand, virtual resources
- Access to health and wellbeing resources
You'll also gain a lifelong community—a network of more than 70,000 mentors, peers, and advocates who open doors, offer guidance, and show up to help you succeed.
“This is the strongest network I’ve ever encountered of bright people committed to helping communities grow.”
For Your Career
From day one, you'll take on the kind of leadership most people wait years for. You'll lead a classroom, build a strong foundation of professional skills, and walk away with experiences that make you stand out—no matter where your career takes you next.
As a corps member, you will:
- Plan strategically
- Adapt quickly
- Communicate clearly
- Lead with empathy
- Deliver meaningful results
These are the same skills that help TFA alumni thrive in every field—from education and policy to medicine, law, business, and tech.
“Teach for America alumni are in leadership roles in every industry. It’s not rare to find an alum eager to help you make a career transition at any company.”
Lifelong career support includes:
- Exclusive partnerships with top employers and grad schools
- Fellowships, scholarships, and career accelerators just for alumni
- National and regional networking events
- Job boards, mentorship, and career coaching
- A powerful signal on your resume: TFA alumni are known for their leadership, resilience, and dedication to service
“As a teacher, the stakes are high. That’s a mindset that’s hard to replicate in other fields, and it uniquely positions anyone who has taught to be a leader in whatever they do.”
Why Join
Do something about the future.
Everyone talks about change. Few act on it. Teaching gives you a real chance to influence the world you want to live in.
A career choice that counts
Your first job shapes how you think, lead, and where you go. Start where you’ll gain unmatched experience, grow through service, and build a career path full of meaning and momentum.
A community you can lean on
The TFA network isn't just big, it's deep. Nothing compares to the intensity and joy of your years in the corps, which is why the connections made here are so strong and long lasting.
A new way of seeing things
The challenges students face go far beyond the classroom. We need leaders to find solutions in those systems too. What you see and who you become in the classroom will shape your leadership for whatever comes next.
“You go in hoping to make a profound impact on students. But the life that is probably changed the most is yours.”
Are You Ready for a New Future?
Join Teach For America—serve here, succeed here, and pave the way for others.