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Developing a robust teaching workforce

To meet the growing needs that students face, our nation must develop a teacher workforce drawn from various backgrounds. We believe building a stronger teacher pathway that begins with a year of service in schools as a �鶹��Ƶ AmeriCorps member is critical to this goal.

�鶹��Ƶ approaches the work of educational opportunity and teacher pathways through local site-based partnership and fellowships.

�鶹��Ƶ alumni teachers come from more varied backgrounds than national averages. In a 2022 survey, 20% of alumni teachers identified as Black, compared with the national average of 7%, while 54% identified as white, compared with 79% nationally.

Why does this matter?

A major research study, , shows that students of color who have at least one teacher of the same race in elementary school experience higher rates of high school graduation and college enrollment.

It’s critically important for student success that the teaching force—now 79% white—reflects the populations it serves.

Building a strong AmeriCorps member-to-teacher pipeline

Our partnerships with local universities and community-based organizations support �鶹��Ƶ AmeriCorps members—who serve as student success coaches—and alums at various sites to create a stronger AmeriCorps member-to-teacher pipeline. Service provides young people with the opportunity to explore teaching, and our partnerships help streamline becoming a teacher. We aim to maintain partnerships focused on teacher pipeline innovation that benefit and leverage �鶹��Ƶ and the local partners in our shared communities.

�鶹��Ƶ is committed to supporting each and every corps member who wants to become a teacher in their journey from supporting the classroom to leading it.