Invest in diverse local teachers
Help build the strong, diverse teacher workforce that Massachusetts students need.
Invest where it counts.
JET is a strategic approach to a persistent need in urban education: building a more diverse and highly effective teacher workforce. Our unique model recruits from an untapped pipeline of paraprofessionals, equipping committed local educators with the college degree and licensure they need to advance professionally.
We’re growing quickly and getting results.
13 urban public school districts
with demand continuing to grow
63% people of color
compared with 21% of teachers in our partner districts
70% on track to a college degree
compared with 40% of adult part-time learners
Help us reach the next step.
JET’s proven, cost-effective model is in high demand, with more districts requesting partnership each year. In the next three years, we plan to:
double the number of participants
boost program retention from 70% to 80%
develop expansion plans for each partner district
Every gift brings us closer to these goals.
Fuel a life-changing path into teaching.
When you invest in JET, you help us:
prepare more teachers who reflect the diversity of Massachusetts students and are able to boost learning outcomes
increase the college completion rates of underserved, first-in-the-family adult learners
improve the professional and socio-economic status of low-income adults, with ripple effects across communities
build a pipeline of powerful role models in schools, families, and communities
“It is an unexplainable feeling to persevere through this program. It has taken dedication and sacrifice, but with the support from instructors and cohort members, this process has been enriching and life-changing.”
— JET graduate