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Developing a diverse and culturally responsive teaching workforce

To meet the growing social, emotional and academic demands students face, our nation must develop a diverse and culturally responsive teacher workforce. We believe building a stronger teacher pathway that begins with a year of service in schools as a ��ɫ��Ƶ AmeriCorps member is critical to this goal.

��ɫ��Ƶ approaches the work of educational equity and teacher pathways through local site-based partnership and fellowships.

��ɫ��Ƶ alumni teachers are significantly more diverse than national averages. In a 2022 survey, 20% of alumni teachers identified as Black, compared with the national average of 7%, while 54% identified as white, compared with 79% nationally.

Why does this matter?

A major research study, , shows that students of color who have at least one teacher of the same race in elementary school experience higher rates of high school graduation and college enrollment.

As the K-12 student population in the United States continues to become more diverse, it’s critically important for student success that the teaching force—now 79% white—reflects the populations it serves.

Building a strong AmeriCorps member-to-teacher pipeline

Our partnerships with local universities and community-based organizations support ��ɫ��Ƶ AmeriCorps members—who serve as student success coaches—and alums at various sites to create a stronger AmeriCorps member-to-teacher pipeline. Service provides young people with the opportunity to explore teaching, and our partnerships help streamline becoming a teacher. We aim to maintain partnerships focused on teacher pipeline innovation that benefit and leverage ��ɫ��Ƶ and the local partners in our shared communities.

City Year is committed to supporting each and every corps member who wants to become a teacher in their journey from supporting the classroom to leading it.