Welcome to Teach For America Chicago-Northwest Indiana

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Alumni Join Hands in the Chicago-Northwest Indiana Collective Chapter

The Collective is Teach For America’s national association for alumni of color. Learn how the Chicago-Northwest Indiana chapter is thinking about their work and strengthening the local movement for educational equity.

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How One Corps Member is Finding Her Place as an Asian American Educator

In many conversations around culturally responsive teaching, the experiences of Asian Americans are neglected. Learn how Phoebe Shen is building community as a special education teacher in Chicago.

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Congrats to all of our second year #tfachicagonwi corps members on an amazing Impact Night! We loved learning about the classroom projects you’ve taken on over the first half of the school year. Now, time for a well deserved winter break! 🎉🎉🎉
“Without these voices at the table, we run the risk of perpetuating the racist systems and ideologies that have led us to this point in public education.” Learn how the #tfachicagonwi chapter of The Collective is building community in our region!
Thanks to all of our #tfachicagonwi corps members for putting on their Friday night finest and celebrating the holiday season with us last weekend! 🎉❄️🎊❄️
This week, 50 new #teachforamerica corps members were assigned to the Chicago-Northwest Indiana region. We hope they enjoy this special welcome from #tfachicagonwi corps member Brandan Persaud's (Chicago-Northwest Indiana, 18) class!
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