TFA History
In 1989, this person's senior thesis at Princeton University laid the foundation for Teach For America.
Who is Wendy Kopp?
These four major league sports teams all call Phoenix/Arizona home.
Who are the Arizona Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Phoenix Suns, and the Phoenix Mercury?
These Managing Directors of Leadership Development (MDLDs) support all first and second year corps members in Phoenix.
Who are Adam, Mariah, Meg, and Rita?
This 7th Wonder of the World is located in northern Arizona.
What is the Grand Canyon?
Teach For America launched the Phoenix region in this year.
What is 1994?
In 2025, Teach For America will celebrate this milestone anniversary year.
What is the 35th Anniversary?
This Phoenix "gayborhood" is a 1 mile stretch of 7th avenue between Indian School and Camelback roads that is home to some of the best antique shops, art, dining and dancing.
What is the Melrose District?
Corps members use this online platform to access virtual sessions, resources, and important due dates throughout their two-year corps experience.
What is Docebo?
This peak, located north of Flagstaff, is the highest natural point in Arizona.
What is Humphrey's Peak?
This 2005 Phoenix alumnus is the current Executive Director of TFA Phoenix.
Who is Steven J. Erickson?
This singer, famous for hits like "All of Me" and "Ordinary People" once served on Teach For America's National Board of Directors.
Who is John Legend?
This famous frontwoman, known for hits like "Rhiannon" and "Gold Dust Woman," was born in Phoenix.
Who is Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac?
This percent of K-12 students in Arizona identify as Hispanic/Latinx.
What is 45%?
This "ghost town" in central Arizona was once a booming copper mining town.
What is Jerome?
This is the number of TFA Alumni living in Arizona.
What is about 1,200 Alumni?
(acceptable range: 1,000 - 1,300)
This is the number of Teach For America corps member regions across the country.
What is 42 regions?
(Acceptable range 40-45)
What is The Arizona Biltmore?
This is the number of students the 2024 Phoenix corps will impact during their two-year commitment.
What is 8,100 students?
(Acceptable range: 7,800 - 8,250)
The State of Arizona was founded on this LOVEly date.
What is February 14th, 1912?
This virtual TFA tutoring program got its start in Phoenix in 2020.
What is the Ignite Fellowship?
This TFA alumna (New York City '07) was an early leader in the Black Lives Matter movement and is well known on Instagram and Twitter as @mspackyetti
Who is Brittany Packnett Cunningham?
The ASU law school in Downtown Phoenix is named after this former Supreme Court Judge.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
Our Teach For America community is bound by this set of seven Core Values.
What is: Pursue Equity, Strengthen Community, Achieve Impact, Choose Courage, Act with Humility, Demonstrate Resilience, and Learn Continuously?
Proposition 308 was a 2022 ballot measure granting this to all students, including DREAMERS, who attended and graduated from high school in Arizona.
What is in-state college tuition?
This 1998 TFA Phoenix alumna is the current CEO of Teach For America.
Who is Elisa Villanueva Beard?