ATLANTA — Teach for America is celebrating 25 years of impacting young people in metro Atlanta schools.
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Over the past 25 years, the organization has brought nearly 2,300 educators to metro Atlanta schools.
One of those educators is Meagan Naraine, who started teaching biology at Banneker High School and noticed something was missing from her students’ lessons.
Her students weren’t seeing themselves reflected in what they were learning, so she decided to make a change.
“Put their names in it, put their representation and put their stories in it, put the snacks they ate in it,” Naraine said.
The result was a dramatic increase in student engagement.
What started in her classroom eventually became a nonprofit called Culturally Relevant Science, which was recently recognized at Teach for America’s national conference.
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Naraine is among the educators who have been part of Teach for America’s work in metro Atlanta over the past 25 years.
“We started in Atlanta Public Schools. We now serve students in seven different districts,” said Dave Howland, executive director of Teach for America Metro Atlanta.
The organization recruits and supports educators who commit to two years of teaching in underserved schools.
While Howland says there is plenty to celebrate after 25 years, he also recognizes that there is still work to be done.
“Education, it is generational work. We’ve come so far, but we have so far to go,” Howland said.
Teach for America says its metro Atlanta network now includes more than 2,700 educators, alumni and tutors.
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