Welcome to Teach For America Chicago-Northwest Indiana

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How One Alum is Helping Students See Themselves in Film

After her time in the classroom, Laura Gomez-Mesquita (Chicago-Northwest Indiana, ’07) decided to follow her heart and pursue a career in film. At Chicago’s Kartemquin Films, she’s working to bring stories from underrepresented communities to the big screen.

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Producing Life-Long Learners in North Lawndale

Located on the West Side of Chicago, Herzl School of Excellence is an exemplary Teach For America partner school. Learn how corps members are working alongside their colleagues to help Herzl’s students become community leaders.

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“As my principal says often, education can change the status of a family. We are working to change the trajectory of an entire community.” Herzl School of Excellence has been a #tfachicagonwi partner school for almost 20 years. Click the link in our bio to learn more about our 5 corps members teaching there!
Today we're so excited to welcome 50+ new potential #teachforamerica corps members, who just learned they were placed in Chicago-Northwest Indiana! We hope they appreciate this special welcome from #tfachicagonwi corps member Miranda Cameron's middle-schoolers.
"Centering and uplifting the stories of people of color and young people, those that are often underrepresented and misrepresented in the media, these are the things I brought from my classroom to film.” Learn how #tfachicagonwi alum Laura Gomez-Mesquita is continuing to impact students at @kartemquin. Link in bio!
“Everyone wants to be tied to something bigger than themselves, and Teach for America is that to me. It’s completely changed the trajectory of my life.” As a student growing up in rural Illinois, #tfachicagonwi alum Jim O’Connor noticed issues of inequity from an early age. Now, as Project Director of @advanceillinois, he’s doing something about them. Link in bio!
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