Ignite Potential Luncheon - Brighten The Light in Every Learner
Over 30 Years of impact in houston
For more than 30 years, Teach For America (TFA) Houston has been a leader in making an outsized impact on Houston’s educational landscape. Approximately 70% of our 1,750+ 2021-22 alumni continue in roles impacting education and 57% continue to work directly in education. More than 440 of our alumni are still leading strong academic outcomes in classrooms. Other alumni have assumed educational leadership roles outside of classrooms. TFA Houston alumni have founded and/or lead more than 20 local education nonprofits including EMERGE, Latinos for Education, Good Reason Houston, Families Empowered, ProUnitas, OneGoal, DiscoverU, and BridgeYear. Our alumni also lead in local school districts as superintendents/ and/or deputy superintendents and/or executive directors including Houston ISD, IDEA Public Schools, KIPP Texas Public Schools, YES Prep Public Schools, and Yellowstone Academy, and in more than 40 public schools as principals.