Reach & Impact

WE ARE AN UNSTOPPABLE MOVEMENT LIBERATING EDUCATION.

Our impact is clear—measured in numbers, testimonials, changed lives and disrupted systems.

Starting with one Freedom Schools Literacy Academy summer program in Philadelphia with 16 Teacher-Apprentices and 65 elementary scholars, we’ve grown to multiple programs across the country, reaching 13,606 participants.

By significantly expanding in-person programming as well as virtual offerings, we continue to multiply our successes as we seek to rebuild the national Black teacher pipeline. 

OUR PROGRESS

2018 2018 2026 2026
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81
Programming
Teaching Pathways
Professional Learning
Policy & Advocacy
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1-99

 

100-499

 

500-999

 

1,000 +

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13,606
Programming
Teaching Pathways
Professional Learning
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1-99

 

100-499

 

500-999

 

1,000 +

SIGNIFICANT RESULTS

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT INTEREST IN TEACHING BLACK CHILDREN

(Freedom Schools Literacy Academy)

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT OUTCOMES IN EDUCATOR-ACTIVISM

(Teaching Academy)

157
Future Teachers of Excellence Fellowship

(Future Black Teachers of Excellence Fund)

516
TEACHING ACADEMY STUDENTS

(High School Student Educators)

1,400
BLACK MEN IN EDUCATION CONVENING

(From 35 states, the District of Columbia, and three countries in 2025)

987
TEACHER APPRENTICES

(Freedom Schools Literacy Academy)

18,806,803

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CENTER GOALS BY 2030

​CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION EXPONENTIALLY EXPANDED

Teaching Academy CTE educator courses are offered in 25+ of top 100 majority Black public school districts and 15+ of top 25 majority Black public charter school networks with high schools.

Ninth and tenth graders taught using the Le Count-Catto Curriculum. Juniors and seniors engaged in evidence-based, culturally-affirming teaching practice.

​KEY OPERATIONS SUSTAINED

100% of direct and indirect costs for Teaching Pathways programs and Professional Learning services are covered through partnerships with public-school districts and charter networks. 

Professional Learning services are revenue neutral or positive within three years.

​CAREERS OF EDUCATOR-ACTIVISTS ACCELERATED

Graduates of Teaching Pathways programs who commit to teaching in their home public-school district or charter network for at least five years are provided timely support, including Future Teachers of Excellence Fellowship. 

All so they can earn a teaching degree and license with minimum debt.

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