Teach For America New Jersey

April is Financial Literacy Month. We're celebrating a school combining the best of both finance + literacy to help prepare young people for professional independence and economic mobility! New Jersey partner school, Camden’s Promise Charter Network, led by Dr. Joseph Conway (NY ‘92 ), offers a financial literacy class taught by corps member Audrey Graham (NJ ‘23). Students are reading Mellody Hobson's book "Priceless Facts About Money" and learning tools to manage money and prepare them for future success. Learn more about TFA’s impact in Camden and what students are learning in Audrey’s class: https://lnkd.in/eGr7pwVr

Thanks to all who made Teach For America's 9th annual Forecast such an incredible event. Together, we were able to raise over $270K to support students and educators. We are so grateful to our speakers - Mellody Hobson and Tyler Mathisen - for an engaging conversation.

We had a terrific time at the 2nd Annual H.O.P.E. Summit! The event offers an opportunity for young professionals to network, engage in professional development workshops and hear from a wide range of employers. We were honored to be able to participate by leading a session: Beyond Self-Doubt: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome (with a focus on elevating transferable skills! ✨)! Thank you to Hopeworks for organizing and for The Campbell's Company for supporting this opportunity for young leaders to grow!

✨ Join us at Teach For America's Annual Benefit Dinner on June 10th. We will be honoring TFA’s Chief Executive Officer, Elisa Villanueva Beard. The event will celebrate Elisa’s 25 years of impact and TFA’s 35th anniversary milestone. ✨ Learn more and RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gwxNHdVY

Hear the inspirational stories of how several alums paved their leadership paths, and learn how you can too! ⬇️

Take a peek at our behind the scenes footage for a video featuring Camden's Promise Charter Network that will be showcased at this year's Forecast event, held on March 25, 2025 from 6-9pm in Manhattan. Join us for a finance industry fireside chat featuring Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO & President, Ariel Investments.It'll be a great evening of networking and conversation. RSVP and learn more at: https://lnkd.in/eKizTQ7c. We can't wait to see you there!

Today’s release of the Nation’s Report Card tells a story that is too familiar, but one that we cannot accept as the status quo: our education system has not evolved fast enough to meet the needs of this generation of students or to set them up with the learning, experiences, and skills they need to learn, lead, and thrive in the 21st century. The results from the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 4th- and 8th-grade math and reading assessments show that student learning continues to decline in reading and is not progressing enough in math to make up for pandemic learning losses. We’re not doing right by our kids and they deserve better. The good news is we know what works, and we need to invest in that now. When students read proficiently by 3rd grade and master certain math principles by 4th and 8th grades, they are more likely to graduate high school and to be prepared for college and careers, putting them on track to have agency and freedom in their lives, to fuel our economy, and to make their greatest contributions to their communities and country and strengthen our democracy. To get there we have to work together and invest in high-quality, evidence-based curricula and professional development for educators alongside high-dosage math and reading tutoring for students. We also have to embrace the idea that every child can be a reader and be good at math. And we need to leave room for innovation so that our education system can keep up with what students need from a 21st-century education. The potential is there, we just have to match it with investments and support for all students. In the 35 years since our founding, Teach For America’s “why” has remained consistent — to create a world where one day, all children will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. The stakes are too high for us not to unite around this simple belief and work with a shared commitment to kids and communities. Seventy-thousand people have joined our teacher corps and Ignite tutoring fellowship with this abiding belief. We look forward to continuing to recruit, train, and support the next generation of teachers and tutors and working alongside others, including our alumni – at the classroom and systems level – to ensure every child in every neighborhood can receive the education they deserve.

Congratulations to Dominique Lee (NJ '07) for your tireless commitment to kids being recognized in this way! 👏

I cannot wait for this conversation to air! We have to link arms and find creative solutions to incentivizing and stabilizing the education workforce path. I'll be tuning in! Way to go Vincent Marigna (NJ 2003 TFA Corps Member) and Zaniya Harrison (NJ 2025 TFA Corps Member)!

We're excited to announce that this year's Forecast event will be held on March 25, 2025 from 6-9pm in Manhattan! Join us for a finance industry fireside chat featuring Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO & President, Ariel Investments. It'll be a great evening of networking and conversation. RSVP and learn more at: https://lnkd.in/eB7kW86T. We can't wait to see you there!