City Teaching Alliance is building a more just and effective educator workforce - one that reflects the students it serves and is prepared to drive long-term success in historically underserved schools. We are proud to be led by Dr. Rahesha Amon, a Black woman and lifelong educator whose leadership is rooted in equity, representation, and results.
Our innovative model provides two years of immersive teacher preparation, including a master’s degree, classroom residency, and mentorship, followed by two years of career cultivation and leadership development. This approach not only prepares teachers to enter the classroom; it also prepares them to stay and lead. In fact, 91% of our alumni remain in education beyond the program, and 96% of principals report that our teachers positively impact student learning.
We are intentional about who we recruit: 76% of our newest cohort identify as people of color, and 40% are first-generation college graduates. Since our founding in 2009, our teachers have reached more than 450,000 students across public schools in Baltimore, Dallas, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC.
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Teachers are the most important school-based factor in a student's K-12 schooling experience, influencing everything from test scores to lifetime earnings. Yet too often, our urban public schools have struggled to consistently recruit and retain well-prepared educators, resulting in inequitable educational opportunities and outcomes for historically underserved students. At City Teaching Alliance, we are driven by the conviction that access to a high-quality education is a key lever for equity in our communities. As such, our mission is to improve educational and life outcomes of children in urban schools by preparing culturally competent, effective career teachers who accelerate student achievement and disrupt systems of racial and socioeconomic inequity.
We accomplish our mission by recruiting exceptional, equity-minded college graduates and equipping them with intensive, culturally relevant coursework, three years of coaching and ample practical experience in the classroom. We implement a four-year model with a 14-month residency to develop teachers who are deeply invested in the communities they serve and who stay in the classroom for the long term. City Teaching Alliance is recognized as a high-quality teacher preparation provider and an essential talent pipeline because we deliver teachers who empower students through learning and who help students become change agents in their communities.
City Teaching Alliance's mission is to improve educational and life outcomes of students in urban schools by preparing culturally competent, effective career teachers who deliver expert instruction and disrupt systems of racial and socioeconomic inequity.
Organization name
City Teaching Alliance
Operating Budget
$10,000,000 or more
Counties Served
Dallas, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx
Address
8 Market Place Office 68