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09/08/2025

📣 Save the Date!

Teach For America North Carolina’s One Day series returns this fall—this time as evening receptions ✨ We’re excited to celebrate Bright Futures, Bold Innovations across the state! 🌟

As we honor 35 years of impact and look ahead to what’s next, we’ll gather in our pillar communities to uplift the stories of our teachers, students, and partners working toward educational excellence.

📍 Eastern North Carolina (Rocky Mount) – October 23
📍 Piedmont Triad (Greensboro) – November 19
📍 Triangle + Charlotte – Spring 2026 (dates announced soon!)

🎟️ Tickets for the first two events can be purchased here: https://linktr.ee/tfa_nc

We can’t wait to see you there! 💜

09/02/2025

"Because of my own family's story, I deeply know the potential that access to an excellent education has for generational transformation. After working nationally and globally at the intersection of education and innovation for the last 10 years, I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to again work in my own backyard. As a lifelong North Carolinian, I'm looking forward to partnering with communities across our state and boldly imagining a future of learning that creates a life of choices for every young person." - Robyn Fehrman

🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome Robyn Fehrman as the new statewide Executive Director of Teach For America North Carolina!

Robyn brings a deep commitment to educational excellence and a proven record of leadership across North Carolina and beyond. With her passion for innovation, student-centered leadership, and community partnership, she is ready to guide our work into this next chapter.

As we build on 35 years of impact, we look forward to advancing our shared vision for all NC students—one that elevates teachers, strengthens communities, and expands opportunity statewide.

👏 Please join us in giving Robyn a warm welcome!

🔗 Read more in EdNC’s new piece: https://bit.ly/45X7LOc

08/28/2025

✨ Teach For America North Carolina is proud to present our 2024–2025 Impact Report as we commemorate 35 years of advancing educational excellence and innovation across the state.

📖 We invite you to explore the stories of impact from our corps members, alumni, and partners: https://linktr.ee/tfa_nc

🎥 We also encourage you to watch our 35th Anniversary Video below, which honors the legacy of this movement and the ongoing work to expand opportunities for students.

Together, we remain committed to building a future where every child has access to an excellent education—regardless of their zip code. 💜

01/30/2025

"Teach For America steps into these schools, into these communities, with one mission: to make sure that every child, regardless of their background, has access to an excellent education. It’s about people like me – and so many others – choosing to step up , because we know what’s at stake. " - Journey Rucker (CPT '23)

Teach For America North Carolina was honored to host Teach For America's CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard at our event last night as we celebrated a legacy of excellence in education and leadership across the state.

We were inspired by powerful reflections from Elisa Villanueva Beard , our Executive Director, Dr. Monique Perry-Graves, Charlotte-Piedmont Triad Regional Advisory Board Chair Rhonda Bethea, and 2023 Corps Member Journey Rucker.

For over three decades, North Carolina’s unwavering commitment to students and communities has been the foundation of our work. We’re deeply grateful for the opportunity to share this space with partners, alumni, and supporters as we strive toward an equitable future for all students.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in honoring our shared mission and vision. Together, we’re building a brighter future for North Carolina!

🌟 Join us at our next event as we continue celebrating 35 years of impact, or make a difference today by donating through the link here: https://linktr.ee/tfa_nc

01/23/2025

✨ Celebrating a Legacy of Excellence and Leadership ✨

Since 1990, Teach For America North Carolina has recruited, trained, and developed more than 4,000 first-year teachers, building a legacy of equity-minded leaders serving classrooms across the state. Our diverse network works to support, challenge, and lead alongside each other, collectively aiming to expand opportunities for students in North Carolina.

The One Day Breakfast is Teach For America North Carolina’s annual signature event, bringing together community partners and leaders to celebrate the achievements of students and teachers across our four pillar communities: Charlotte, the Piedmont Triad, Eastern North Carolina, and the Triangle.

This year, attendees from the business, education, and philanthropic communities will hear about the transformative impact of TFA NC educators, engage with fellow leaders, and leave inspired to continue building a legacy of excellence within North Carolina's education system.🌟

🎟️ Grab your ticket and join us at one of our four events across the state by registering here:https://linktr.ee/tfa_nc

01/20/2025

Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of justice and equality challenges us to take action today and every day. He believed in the transformative power of education to uplift individuals and strengthen communities.

This MLK Day, let’s turn inspiration into action by working toward an education system that serves everyone.

Find ideas to honor his legacy through service: https://www.teachforamerica.org/stories/mlk-day-service-resources

01/14/2025

As we kick off our 35th Anniversary celebrating Teach For America North Carolina’s Legacy of Leadership, we are thrilled to have received an official proclamation from now former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper as one of his final acts in December of 2024. The proclamation highlights our organization’s decades-long statewide impact and celebrates the ongoing programmatic excellence that contributes to systemic changes in the field of educational equity. As a longtime champion of Teach For America with an unwavering commitment to our state’s education system, we are honored by now former Governor Cooper’s support and encouragement.

In 2022, our Executive Director, Dr. Monique Perry-Graves, was appointed by now former Governor Cooper to his bipartisan Task Force to Develop a Representative and Inclusive Vision for Education (DRIVE). This task force brought together diverse stakeholders to shape the future of public education in North Carolina and Dr. Perry-Graves represented nonprofit education advocacy, underscoring TFA NC’s commitment to inclusive and representative leadership.

As Dr. Perry-Graves shared, “It is important that we continue to have strong partnerships with lawmakers and external stakeholders from all political parties so that we may achieve our mission of finding, developing, and supporting equity-oriented leaders in an effort to transform education and expand opportunity for all children. We know that we are stronger when we all work together, and our students, teachers, and communities benefit from the diverse coalition of educational champions.”

Join us in celebrating our decades of impact by attending one of our One Day Breakfast Events and read the entirety of now former Governor Roy Cooper’s proclamation here: https://bit.ly/4aedz7P

Be sure to secure your ticket🎟️ to join us at one of our upcoming One Day Breakfasts here: https://bit.ly/48xO1Bm

12/20/2024

Teach For America North Carolina Wishes You Happy Holidays!🌟 💜

As we close out another impactful year, we want to take a moment to thank you for your unwavering support in helping us bring our vision of "One Day" closer to reality.

Please take a moment to watch this special holiday message from our Executive Director, Dr. Monique Perry-Graves, as she reflects on 2024 and shares her heartfelt wishes for a joyful and restorative holiday season.

We’re excited for all that’s to come in 2025 and can’t wait to continue this journey together. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy holiday and a wonderful New Year!

12/19/2024

We LOVE 💜 to SEE IT❗

We would like to shoutout to our amazing Teach For America corps members who are on track with their licensure!

To celebrate their hard work and dedication, we partnered with three Nothing Bundt Cakes locations across the state to reward them with a sweet treat. 🍰✨

Congratulations to:
🎓 Rebeca Grant (CPT '24)
🎓 Matthew Sorrells (CPT '23)
🎓 Kierra Horton (CPT '24)
🎓 Elizabeth Taylor (CPT '24)

A huge THANK YOU to Nothing Bundt Cakes Greensboro and Nothing Bundt Cakes Mountain Island for their generous donation and support of our corps members. 💜

Keep up the great work, everyone—you’re making a difference every day! 💪

12/16/2024

Teach For America North Carolina is thrilled to celebrate the incredible generosity of the Wells Fargo Championship, which recently donated $5.9 million to support Charlotte-area foundations including Teach For America North Carolina, to help achieve our mission of ensuring educational equity across North Carolina. ⭐

Wells Fargo Championship has been a powerful partner in our work to make “One Day” a reality in schools across the state. Their continued support helps us empower educators, strengthen communities, and expand opportunities for students to thrive. We’re deeply grateful for their commitment to education and their impact on our network. Together, we’re creating a brighter future for North Carolina’s students. 🌟

Learn more about their contributions here: https://bit.ly/3ZDqk70

Tournament officials say a record $5.9 million was raised for charity donations from this year’s Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club and previous net reserves.

12/03/2024

Since 1990, Teach For America has brought over 4,000 corps members and leaders to North Carolina, driving positive change and impacting more than 250,000 students. Today, a dynamic network of 2,300 alumni continues this work as teachers, principals, non-profit executives, and leaders across industries. United by an unwavering belief in the potential of all students, they are reimagining education to achieve a future where every child has an equal opportunity to learn, grow, influence, and lead.

Teach For America North Carolina is proud of our legacy of excellence, consistently bringing best-in-class leaders into classrooms across the state. With your support, we can continue empowering the next generation of change-makers. Join us in sustaining this legacy of impact by donating to Teach For America this Giving Tuesday.

Donate here today: https://www.teachforamerica.org/donate