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Skip to main content Google Tag Manager Secondary Navigation What We Do Where We Work Support Us Search Search Icon Search Submit Search Search Main navigation How to Join Life in the Corps Life as an Alum Secondary Navigation Mobile What We Do Where We Work Support Us User account menu Log in How to Help—or Get Help Donate to projects helping students and communities through the pandemic, or submit your request. Visit our Direct to Community Giving page. Close Search Submit Search Search Close Close How to Help—or Get Help Donate to projects helping students and communities through the pandemic, or submit your request. Visit our Direct to Community Giving page. Close D.C. Region Toggle Arrow Our Community Our Work Join the Corps Support Our Work D.C. Region Our Community Right Arrow Our Work Right Arrow Join the Corps Right Arrow Support Our Work Right Arrow Together with our community, we hope to ensure educational equity for all of our students so that they can work towards a brighter future for our region. Trying to figure out where you’d like to teach? Our Compare Regions tool can help. Compare Regions Children’s potential is equally distributed across lines of race and class—but their opportunities are not. Today, 25 percent of D.C. children live in poverty—in a region that’s home to half of the top 10 wealthiest counties in the United States. With lifetime earnings closely linked to educational attainment, unequal access to an excellent education can give rise to entrenched poverty that lasts for generations. Here, those disparities persist along lines of race and geography. Although they live just a few miles apart, only 14 percent of children in D.C.’s Ward 8, east of the Anacostia River, are proficient in reading compared to 70 percent of their Ward 3 peers. In Prince George’s County, only 44 percent of Latinx/Hispanic adults hold a high school degree. All children, regardless of their background, deserve an excellent education. To realize that vision, Teach For America D.C. Region recruits, matches, onboards, and supports a diverse network of teachers and leaders who bring tremendous promise and commitment to advance the academic and personal growth of their students. The path to an excellent education for every child starts with more great teachers in the classroom, but it does not end there. Today, more than 3,000 Teach for America leaders in our region are transforming our education system in classrooms, schools, and throughout our communities. Join them—and us—as we reimagine what’s possible for our children. Get in Touch with TFA D.C. Region Name Email What would you like to speak to us about? Related Stories See All Stories { #card.dateline #} -- Joreather Settles, Bringing Community To The Classroom Read more Right Arrow { #card.dateline #} -- Find Your Next School-Based Role on the D.C. Region Talent Hub Read more Right Arrow { #card.dateline #} -- A D.C. Corps Member Who Infuses Joy and Identity in His Classroom Read more Right Arrow { #card.dateline #} -- At this High School, Immigrant Students Are Out to Smash Your Expectations Read more Right Arrow See All Stories Back To Top Stay Connected TFA is committed to expanding opportunity for all children. Sign up for our emails to learn how you can get involved. Email I’m interested in applying to teach Content is loading... Footer Regions Stories Careers One Day Magazine FAQs Contact Us Press Donate Privacy Policy Terms of Use Accessibility Resubscribe to Email Facebook Twitter Instagram Teach For America is a proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network. Copyright 2019 Teach For America, Inc. All rights reserved. Teach For America logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Teach For America, Inc. Thanks for signing up! You'll find great content in your inbox soon. Redefine the future for students at Teach For America. Take the next step and join the corps today. Join The Corps Close Thanks for signing up! You'll find great content in your inbox soon. At Teach For America, we know lasting change can happen: All children will get the excellent education they deserve. See how change happens. Watch Video Close...