NEW YORK CITY, October 1, 2025—Nearly nine out of 10 principals who employ Teach For America corps members agree that they have a positive impact on students’ academic and personal growth, according to a report published today by Westat.

Teach For America is one of the nation’s largest education nonprofit and leadership development organizations, and this report is the culmination of its annual National Principal Survey, in which independent research firm Westat administered a survey to more than 1,300 principals who employed Teach For America teachers, known as corps members, during the 2024-2025 school year. The survey had a 80% response rate, with more than 1,000 principals sharing their feedback.

Results from prior years of the National Principal Survey have consistently shown that principals have favorable perceptions of corps members and alumni. The 2025 survey findings are largely consistent with prior years and provide continued evidence that principals have very positive views of corps members and alumni teachers. In addition to agreeing that Teach For America corps members are effective in the classroom, principals also agreed that corps members are positive contributors to their school communities. Principals are also highly satisfied with the Teach For America alumni teachers working in their schools.

“Our principals have a front-row seat to the student outcomes our teachers help drive every day. Their feedback is essential as we continue to strengthen our programmatic support, ” said Teach For America CEO Aneesh Sohoni. “Their trust and partnership not only affirm the contributions of our corps members and alumni, but also help us nurture the leadership in our teachers that expands opportunity for students inside and beyond the classroom.”

The key findings from the survey include:

• Principal satisfaction with corps members is high.
  • 89% of principals agreed that corps members maintained a positive learning environment in their classrooms.
  • 89% of principals reported that they were satisfied with the corps members in their school.
  • 89% of principals believe TFA is fulfilling its mission of finding and nurturing leaders who commit to expanding opportunity for low-income students.
• Principals view corps members as positive contributors to their school community.
  • 98% of principals reported that corps members worked to build trusting relationships with students, parents, community members and with their teaching colleagues and administrators.
  • 91% of principals agreed that corps members contribute to a positive, collaborative culture in their schools.
• Principals see value in hiring corps members.
  • 90% would also recommend hiring a TFA corps member to a fellow school leader.
  • 89% of principals would hire another corps member in the future to fill a vacancy.
• Principal satisfaction with TFA alumni educators also remains high.
  • 96% of principals were satisfied with the Teach For America alumni in their schools.
  • Additionally, 95% of principals reported that alumni had a positive impact on students’ academic growth, and 96% agreed that alumni had a positive impact on students’ personal growth.
    
    

​About Teach For America

Teach For America works in partnership with communities across the country to reach One Day when every child has access to an excellent education. Founded in 1990, Teach For America finds, develops, and supports a growing network of leaders who expand opportunity for children from classrooms, schools, and every sector and field that impact a young person’s education. Today, Teach For America is a force of over 70,000 alumni, corps members, and Ignite fellows working in pursuit of profound change so that one day every child has the opportunity to learn, lead, thrive, and co-create a future filled with possibility. Teach For America is a proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network. For more information, visit www.teachforamerica.org and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Threads.

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