Company Profile
TNTP
Company Overview
TNTP’s Teaching Fellows programs transform talented people into great teachers for disadvantaged students. Operating in more than a dozen U.S. cities, they hold the highest standards for effective teaching of any teacher preparation program in America. More than 32,000 Teaching Fellows have been trained to date. Fellows come from all walks of life and learn to teach critical subjects such as math, science and special education through innovative, practice-based training and coaching. The programs are run by TNTP, a national nonprofit organization working to end educational inequality, in partnership with leading public school systems and states.
Company History
TNTP was formed in 1997 as The New Teacher Project with the aim of giving poor and minority students equal access to effective teachers. From the beginning, TNTP has drawn inspiration from the hard work, talent and impact of America’s best educators.
Led by Michelle Rhee for its first 10 years, TNTP initially focused on helping urban districts improve the way they recruited, trained and hired new teachers. In 2000, our highly-selective Teaching Fellows and TNTP Academy programs began preparing professionals without a traditional education background to become effective teachers for high-need schools.