Center For Urban Teaching

The Center for Urban Teaching, Inc.(CfUT) is a Christian nonprofit organization that exists to identify, prepare and support high-performing urban teachers, leaders and schools. CfUT was founded in 2001 by Dr. Ray Dusseau and James Rahn, professors at Wisconsin Lutheran College (WLC), who were moved by the profound failure of Milwaukee’s schools to break the cycle of failure for inner city children. From the beginning, CfUT emphasized the power of relationship building, high expectations, unconditional love and one’s belief system. The need for more urban candidates prompted program changes and expansion beyond the WLC campus, so CfUT became an independent organization in May 2013. Today, CfUT serves over 800 undergraduates at more than 80 colleges and universities. Student-led cohorts are being formed at campuses serving as the gathering place for students who want to explore urban teaching and develop a level of competency using the high-performance teaching techniques endorsed by CfUT. CfUT believes that teacher quality is the single most important factor in student achievement. As a result, we are laser-focused on producing the best teachers because we believe that they are the key to transforming education in Milwaukee and beyond. CfUT's long-term vision is to be the number one producer and provider of high-performing urban teachers.