What Happens When Teacher Support Doesn’t End?

TeachUNITED Alumni Program Impact Results

Most teacher training ends after a few months. A workshop here, a seminar there. Teachers return to their classrooms, do their best with what they were presented, and gradually the gains fade.

We decided to try something different.

In 2024, we launched the Alumni Program — ongoing coaching, peer learning, and leadership development for graduates of our flagship program. The goal wasn’t just to help individual teachers improve. It was to build something that spreads: schools where educators mentor each other, experiment together, and keep raising the bar long after any formal program ends.

Mr. Abdull at Kainam Rhotia Secondary School described what that looks like from the inside:

“The school is getting better every day, teachers are mentoring each other, and the spirit of work is improving.”

That culture shift shows up in the data. In our 2024 pilot in Tanzania, students of Alumni Program teachers passed math at 78% higher rates than students at neighboring schools. Promotion rates climbed 58%.

Skills learned don’t just last. They grow.

We’ve published a full case study with the data, methodology, and stories behind the 2024 pilot — and what we’re building next across Africa and Latin America.