Urban Teachers is a four-year teacher training and certification program that works to close the achievement gap in schools by improvingteacher quality and preparing a pipeline of high-performing career teachers. Educators who complete the Urban Teachers program are among the most expert and results-oriented in the nation because we provide the best teacher preparation available.

At City Year, we know all students can succeed. At the same time, more than 10 million children live in neighborhoodsof concentrated poverty. These students face adversity that interferes with their ability to arrive at school every day ready to learn. City Year helps to close gaps in high-need schools by supporting students' academic and social-emotional development while also providing schools with the additional capacity to enhance school culture and climate. City Year provides a powerful double bottom line: improved outcomes for students in high-needschools and the cultivation of the next generation of leaders through ouralumni.