What if college cost you nothing?
We pay for college. In return: a pledge to teach for your first years where it matters most — a RallyUp-partnered community school. After that, your career is yours — no strings, no restrictions.
What RallyUp pays for
$47,800
Tuition + fees (4 yrs)
$55,600
Housing & food (4 yrs)
$15,000
New-teacher stipend (3 yrs)
$0
Debt at graduation
Your career, with vs. without debt
The student-debt path
- Debt at graduation
- $29,560 avg
- Teacher pay vs peers
- 26.9% less (EPI 2024)
- Own money on supplies
- $895/yr
- Planning time
- unpaid evenings & weekends
- Pressure
- leave for a higher-paying field
The RallyUp path
- Debt at graduation
- $0
- Monthly payment
- $0
- Pledge
- teach in a partner school, 3 yrs min
- Protected time
- 20% of paid hours, honored
- Starting support
- $15,000 stipend over 3 yrs
The 20% protected planning time is part of the deal
We honor it — inside the paid day. It's why the classroom is sustainable.
- 55% Direct classroom instruction
- 25% Prep, grading, family communication
- 20% Protected planning & professional development
Source: EdWeek Research Center / Merrimack College Teacher Survey 2022 · NEA Educator Pay 2025.