Welcome to Teach For America Chicago-Northwest Indiana

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The chemistry of coaching

Growing up, coaches were some of the most important people in Laura McKelvey’s life. Learn how she’s bringing that spirit of support and rigor to both her baseball team and chemistry classroom.

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How One Principal Is Building Student and Teacher Confidence

Andrea Black is going into her seventh year at Schmid Elementary. Learn how this TFA alum is empowering both her students and teachers to realize their full potential.

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“We appreciate Tony’s relentless pursuit of excellence for our @roweelementaryschool families and scholars. He embraces challenges as opportunities for growth and seeks out new learning so that our school is always improving." In honor of #principalappreciation Month, members of our #tfachicagonwi community are shouting out their school leaders! Thanks to alumni Tori Bohannon and Mary Lindsay Krebs for this quote in honor of Principal Tony Sutton! #principalpridechi
“I feel like I’m getting access to a world I didn’t have—and I can use those tools for justice.” This year, we launched our Elevate Fellowship in partnership with @chicagobooth. Now more than halfway through their experience, learn how our 26 #tfachicagonwi alumni fellows are growing as leaders. Link in bio!
Curious what we’ve been up to, and what we have planned for the year ahead? Click the link in our bio for the full #tfachicagonwi #backtoschool update! 🍎
Last Saturday, we brought our full #tfachicagonwi corps together for our first Leadership Summit of the year! Thanks to all of our corps members and facilitators who engaged in this space, and pushed each other to learn and grow.