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Teach for America reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,872 total reviews)

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84% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Teach for America has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,872 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Teach for America employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Apr 23, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

-Competent, driven people. -Relevant, noteworthy cause that is especially exciting right now -Fast-paced work environment where your ideas can and do make an impact -Positive work environment (in general) -Managers have a good head on their shoulders -Entrepreneurial environment (not for everybody)

Cons

-Less name recognition -Work-life/balance is difficult when surrounded by -Working remotely has its pros and cons -Decent amount of travel (could be a pro, depending on the individual) -Often feels like you're putting out fires, may be unnecessarily so -Extremely high turnover of staff (for a host of reasons) -Promotions or recognition sometimes is unduly handed out (everyone's competent, so sometimes it's a crapshoot who rises up) -PD and coaching is not really that existent

4.0
Apr 9, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

1. Other corps members are excellent, and very talented. 2. Helping students that really need help. 3. Lots of vacation with summer and Christmas breaks. 4. Opportunity to grow as a teacher.

Cons

1. Workload is more than you can imagine. 2. They oversell how much it will help you get another job, and how it will look on your resume. 3. In a new region, very few people know what you are talking about when you say "Teach for America"

5.0
Mar 25, 2010

Amazing Organization

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Teach For America's core values is not just a mantra, they live by it and all, even senior manager, are held by the same standards. There is a strong focus on individual development and personal/professional alignment. Overall, best organization I've ever worked for.

Cons

There's not alot of romm for negotiation when it comes to salary. However, it's fairly competitive.

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