NYC Teaching Collaborative

What NYC Teaching Collaborative does

NYC Teaching Collaborative is a teacher preparation program operated by NYC Public Schools (New York City Department of Education). Founded in 2012, the program recruits individuals holding a non-education bachelor's degree with a minimum 2.5 GPA and matches them to high-need subject areas — math, science, Spanish, bilingual education, and special education — within NYC's highest-need public schools. The core product is an accelerated, five-month residency running January to June in which participants (called Partner Teachers) teach full-time in NYC Public Schools classrooms while receiving personalized coaching from veteran Collaborative Coaches and attending evening skill-building sessions and university coursework leading to a master's degree. Partner Teachers earn a full-time teacher salary during training, and the program provides an additional incentive for placements in the Bronx.

The program's business model is government-funded rather than commercial: there is no fee to schools or districts, and revenue flows from NYC Public Schools as part of its educator pipeline strategy. A network of nine partner universities — including Bank Street College of Education, Relay Graduate School of Education, Teachers College Columbia University, NYU, College of Staten Island, Touro University, Wagner College, Mercy University, and the American Museum of Natural History Richard Gilder Graduate School — delivers the master's degree component. Recruitment is community-led, funneling prospects through the teachnyc.net portal via an online application, phone interview, and Selection Day interview. Since launch, the Collaborative has trained thousands of teachers, and alumni are reported to advance into instructional leadership, coaching, and school administration roles within the NYC Public Schools system. The entity is not an investable company: it is a program of a municipal government agency with no disclosed financials, no private funding, no M&A history, and no commercial customer base beyond NYC Public Schools.

Name

NYC Teaching Collaborative

Legal name

New York City Department of Education

Website

https://nycteachingcollaborative.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

NYC Teaching Collaborative is an NYC Department of Education program, founded in 2012, that recruits career-changers into a five-month paid residency leading to teacher certification and a master's degree, placing them in high-need NYC Public Schools.

Ownership category

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Product category

Teacher Preparation Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Alternative Teacher Certification & Licensure Programs (EDAHAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Education Teacher Preparation Programs (EDAHAFAF), Co-Teaching & In-Class Instructional Support (Specialist Teachers) (EDAKABAA)

Keywords

• Teacher preparation program
• Residency teacher training
• Alternative certification pathway
• Public school teaching
• Graduate education program

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Teacher Preparation Program Funding: Funded by NYC Public Schools as a teacher preparation initiative. Partner Teachers receive a full-time teacher salary during the five-month residency training period (January to June). The program operates as a government-funded educator pipeline.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NYC Teaching Collaborative is an accelerated teacher preparation program that recruits career changers holding bachelor's degrees in non-education majors (minimum 2.5 GPA) and places them as Partner Teachers in NYC's highest-need public schools for a five-month residency (January to June). Participants teach full-time under veteran Collaborative Coaches, attend evening skill-building sessions, and complete university coursework through partner institutions leading to a master's degree and New York State teaching certification. The program targets high-need subject areas including math, science, Spanish, bilingual education, and special education, with additional incentives for Bronx placements.

Product overview

The NYC Teaching Collaborative is a single teacher preparation program, not a platform with multiple modules. It offers an accelerated residency-style training pathway where participants earn teacher certification while teaching full-time and receiving a salary, complemented by evening classes and university coursework leading to a master's degree. The program has been operating since 2012 and has trained thousands of teachers for NYC's highest-need schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NYC Teaching Collaborative Program

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• NYC Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYC Teaching Collaborative is an initiative of NYC Public Schools (NYC Department of Education). The program recruits and prepares teachers specifically for NYC's highest-need public schools. Collaborative alumni go on to become instructional leaders, coaches, and school administrators within the NYC Public Schools system.
• Bank Street College of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for coursework leading to master's degree. Listed as one of the institutions about which prospective teachers can learn more for graduate education pathways.
• Relay Graduate School of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for coursework leading to master's degree. Relay is a notable teacher preparation institution in New York City.
• Teachers College Columbia UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for coursework leading to master's degree. One of the premier education schools in the country.
• New York University (NYU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for coursework leading to master's degree. Listed as an institution for prospective teachers to pursue graduate education.
• College of Staten IslandsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for coursework leading to master's degree.
• Touro UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for coursework leading to master's degree.
• Wagner CollegesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for coursework leading to master's degree.
• Mercy UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for coursework leading to master's degree.
• American Museum of Natural History Richard Gilder Graduate SchoolsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for coursework leading to master's degree, particularly relevant for science teachers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• TNTP (The New Teacher Project): National nonprofit focused on teacher recruitment, training, and certification systems for high-need schools. Operates broader teacher-pipeline programs serving multiple districts, comparable to NYC Teaching Collaborative's alt-cert and recruitment function.

Direct peers

• Teach for America: National alternative-certification and teacher-placement program placing non-traditional candidates into high-need schools. Closest direct functional peer in mission, target demographic (career changers with non-education degrees), and residency-style training model.
• Urban Teachers: Four-year urban teacher residency program combining graduate coursework with classroom teaching in high-need schools. Highly comparable residency model and target population of career-changers entering urban classrooms.
• Empire State Residency Program: NY-state affiliated teacher residency pathway that similarly combines graduate coursework with in-classroom training for high-need schools. Direct functional peer competing for the same NYC teacher-pipeline funnel.
• Ed Prep NYC: NYCPS alternative-certification pathway targeted at existing school-based staff. Operates as a competing NYC Department of Education teacher-prep initiative within the same funding envelope and recruitment channels.
• NYC Teaching Fellows: Sibling NYC Department of Education alternative-certification program recruiting career changers to teach in high-need NYC schools. Operates within the same NYCPS teacher pathway ecosystem and competes for the same candidate pool and budget allocation.

Emerging players

• Relay Graduate School of Education: Graduate school offering alternative teacher certification and master's degrees with an explicit urban-school focus. Functions as both a direct program partner of NYC Teaching Collaborative and an adjacent competitor for teacher-prep candidates in NYC.
• Bank Street College of Education: NYC-based graduate school of education offering master's degrees and teacher certification. Functions as both a university partner for NYC Teaching Collaborative and an adjacent teacher-preparation provider in NYC.
• Troops to Teachers: Federal program helping military veterans transition into K-12 teaching careers through alternative certification. Comparable in targeting career-changers with non-education backgrounds into high-need schools, though national rather than NYC-focused.
• American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE): Alternative teacher certification provider focused on career-changers earning state teaching credentials. Comparable in mission to expand non-traditional pathways into teaching, though primarily a testing/credentialing organization rather than a residency provider.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nycteachcollab
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nyc-teaching-collaborative

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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