Fort Worth EDUCATION LEADERS ARE WORKING TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF 7,300 STUDENTS AND COUNTING.
72
Corps Members
29
Schools
80%
Teach High-Need Subjects (STEM & Bilingual)
160+
Tarrant County Alumni
78%
7,300 Students Reached Daily
Alumni in Education1
the what
the why
Teach For America’s mission is to enlist, develop, and mobilize our nation’s most promising future leaders to grow and strengthen the movement for educational equity and excellence.
While 84% of students graduated from Fort Worth ISD in 2014,
ONLY 11% WERE READY FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER based on SAT/ACT scores.2 Of the 52% of Fort Worth ISD high school students who go on to college,
TEACH FOR AMERICA BRINGS TALENTED INDIVIDUALS TO FORT WORTH
WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY AND STATE. LEADERS FROM TFA FOCUS ON SOLVING THE
SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION THAT FACE FAR TOO MANY OF THE NEEDIEST
CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE PROUD TO WELCOME TFA CORPS MEMBERS AND ALUMNI TO OUR CITY & RECOGNIZE THEIR
UNPARALLELED IMPACT ON PUBLIC EDUCATION. B E T S Y P R I C E , M AYO R O F F O R T WO R T H
40% REQUIRE REMEDIATION.
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Six years after high school graduation,
ONLY 25% OF STUDENTS WHO PURSUED COLLEGE EARNED A DEGREE. 3
In 2016, only
30% OF THIRD-GRADERS READ AT GRADE LEVEL
—a strong predictor of future graduation rates.4 i Percentage reflects TFA alumni population in Tarrant County Reported by The Commit! Partnership 2015 Texas School District Data 3 Data reported by Fort Worth ISD, August 2016 4 Fort Worth Literacy Partnership, December 2016 1
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