
City Teaching Alliance is dedicated to providing students in urban communities with highly effective educators. 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.

In-person
Program Format
Pre-Test Required
No
Deadlines
Program Start
Feb. 17, 2026
Mar. 30, 2026
Oct. 06, 2026
Nov. 10, 2026
Jan. 12, 2027
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$45,000
In State Tuition
$45,000
Out of State Tuition
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Stipend
All residents are eligible for a first-year Residency Stipend of $30,000. The second-year full-time teacher salary is $60,000.
Grants, Scholarships, Loans
We remain committed to making this program accessible through a compilation of financial aid options, including grants, scholarships, and loans, available to our educators.
A signing bonus of $1,000 + $2,000 towards relocation expenses is available for Cohort 2024.
Participants are also eligible to apply for an additional $2,000 of funding, awarded on a case-by-case basis.
Summer Room & Board
Room and board is covered for the summer institute
Healthcare
Participants are eligible for full benefits with their employer in their first year of the program as a resident, at no cost to the participant.
Books & Materials
Books and materials for the Master’s program are covered for the two years participants are enrolled.
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
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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.