

City Teaching Alliance prepares and supports new teachers to serve in historically underserved and excluded urban classrooms. We offer comprehensive, integrated teacher development, and we’re the only program in the country that provides an initial year of paid experience in a real classroom, a master's degree with a focus on culturally responsive teaching, two teaching certificates (dual certification including special education), and three years of one-on-one coaching and classroom-based support.
- Government/Nonprofit organization
- Dallas, TX

Urban Teachers asks for a long-term commitment to our cities and schools, which is important because getting to great is a journey—it doesn’t happen overnight. Our teachers show their commitment through master's degree coursework and 3 years of coaching, and preparing to support diverse learners.
Anthony Hernandez, Urban Teachers, Dallas Executive Director

Master’s & certification
Residency Program
In-person
Program Format
Pre-Test Required
Yes
Relevant Links
Program Info
Upcoming Deadlines
Deadlines
Program Start
Jan. 27, 2024
SummerFeb. 24, 2024
SummerMar. 23, 2024
SummerApr. 13, 2024
SummerMay 04, 2024
Summer
Application Fee & Annual Tuition
Learn how to get$100 Back
and apply for a$1000 Scholarship
$40,000
In State Tuition
$40,000
Out of State Tuition
Ways to Lower Your Costs
Students at City Teaching Alliance have reduced the cost of their program using these methods. Check with City Teaching Alliance to see if you can, too!
$28,000
Stipend
All residents are eligible for a minimum $28,000 stipend for the 2023 season (stipend may update for future seasons).
Varies
Summer Room & Board
Room and board is covered for the summer institute
Varies
Healthcare
Healthcare is covered for the first year via American University. In the second year, participants will be eligible for benefits via the school they work in
Varies
Books & Materials
Books and materials for the Master’s program are covered for the two years participants are enrolled.
Varies
Grants & Americorps Benefits
Participants are eligible for grants and Americorps financial benefits. For more information, visit our finance page and info central.
For more information visit:Financial Aid Office
Certifications
English Language Arts and Reading (4-8)
English Language Arts and Reading (7-12)
English as a Second Language Supplemental
Mathematics (4-8)
Mathematics (7-12)
Special Education Supplemental
Program Overview
City Teaching Alliance's coursework and coaching are designed for you to seamlessly move between learning new skills and applying learnings in the classroom with formative support and feedback. Urban Teachers’ overall arc for program participants includes three distinctive, high leverage core components:
● 40 credits of clinically focused, graduate-level coursework over two years (including two summers), with deep practical training and culminating in a master’s degree
● 85+ hours of individualized coaching over three years (often administered by the same faculty who are teaching coursework), including real time, in-person classroom feedback
● Hands-on learning through a one-year residency experience with our district partners, Dallas ISD or Uplift
● Rigorous, comprehensive, and repeated evaluation of classroom teaching practice against increasing expectations over three years, culminating in a recommendation for a standard state teaching certification in your content subject areas and supplemental certificates in special education and English as a Second Language.
Program Hallmarks
Stats
Male
Female
31%
69%
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We want to strategically prepare more of our students to enter STEM-related fields upon graduating from college. For us to reach this goal, we realize that we need more teachers who are capable of building our students' conceptual understanding of both mathematics and science that leads to deeper learning and high levels of synthesis. The success of our students in both their mathematics and science courses is contingent upon the training and competence of their STEM teachers. We believe our partnership with Urban Teachers is an important step toward filling every math and science classroom with these types of career teachers.
- Remy Washington, Chief Academic Officer, Uplift Education