Teach For All: Network: Network Structure

The social enterprises that are part of Teach For All are independent, locally governed, locally funded organizations. Teach For All accelerates the impact of these enterprises by sharing the knowledge base of those entities that have come before, enabling all the member organizations to learn from each other over time, and forming a global network of educational leaders who can work together to expand educational opportunity.

The CEOs of Teach For All’s network organizations

Partners of Teach For All must be independent social enterprises led by individuals who are dedicated to pursuing the unifying mission and commit to five common principles:

Recruiting and selecting as many as possible of the country's most promising future leaders of all academic disciplines and career interests who demonstrate the core competencies to positively impact student achievement and become long-term leaders able to effect systemic change
Training and developing participants so they build the skills, mindsets, and knowledge needed to maximize impact on student achievement
Placing participants as teachers for two years in regular beginning teaching positions in areas of educational need, with clear accountability for their classrooms
Accelerating the leadership of alumni by fostering the network between them and creating clear and compelling paths to leadership for expanding educational opportunity
Driving measurable impact in the short run on student achievement and long term on the development of leaders who will help ensure educational opportunity for all

Organizations that are aligned to these principles, meet the partnership criteria, and commit to certain obligations of partnership join the Teach For All network and receive various types of support, including:

Technical assistance and access to best practices in the areas of teacher recruitment, selection, training and professional development; alumni leadership development; organizational development; and cultivation of public and private support
Support in accessing new funding and talent in order to build strong local organizational capacity
Global opportunities for participants and alumni to see what is possible, build skills and knowledge, and collaborate
Professional development and support for the organization’s leaders as they undertake the challenge of launching and increasing impact
Use of the global Teach For All brand to indicate association with a network of high-impact partners

For more information about the criteria, benefits, and obligations involved in joining the Teach For All network, contact info@teachforallnetwork.org. To learn more about our network organizations, click here.