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Teach for America

Teach For America works in partnership with communities to expand educational opportunity for children facing the challenges of poverty. HQ: New York, NY

Education - K-12
New York, NY/Tri State Area
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Americorps offered this guest columnist a direction coming out of college. Cutting it would remove that opportunity for thousands of others, she argues. More importantly, it would harm communities, ...
NOLA.com | Fri, 04 Jul 2025 02:00:00 GMT
On the other hand, the fact that Teach for America's teachers did no better than their more experienced colleagues in this latest study points to how difficult it is to improve students' test ...
The Washington Post | Thu, 05 Mar 2015 16:00:00 GMT
Teach for America also attributes the drop to an overall decline in the number of people going into teaching -- teacher prep applications have dropped 30% since 2010.
CNN | Mon, 17 Aug 2015 05:01:00 GMT
Teach for America is a cultural touchstone with prominent backers. It has been endorsed by every president since George H.W. Bush, with Barack Obama providing a personal video greeting to its 20 ...
NPR | Mon, 01 Dec 2014 01:48:00 GMT
Teach for America is a nonprofit organization that trains teachers for a two-year commitment in the country’s most underserved schools. Annual pay typically runs between $30,000 and $50,000.
Forbes | Mon, 21 Oct 2013 03:47:00 GMT
Teach for America is drawing criticism from some education policy observers who say its training for new recruits is rushed and incomplete. The organization, however, vigorously defends its record.
NPR | Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:00:00 GMT
Teach for America Delta Institute, Julia Sweeney, HO/AP Photo. I am sitting in a comfortable gold folding chair inside one of the many ballrooms at the Georgia International Convention Center.
The Atlantic | Sun, 22 Sep 2013 17:00:00 GMT
Teach for America has helped inspire similar organizations in 34 countries, which now make up a global network called Teach for All. Advertisement As we have grown, so has the criticism.
The Washington Post | Thu, 18 Sep 2014 17:29:00 GMT
The state's roughly $1 million contract with Teach for America, a group that channels promising college graduates into high-poverty classrooms around the country, ignited an emotional and at times ...
NOLA.com | Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:00:00 GMT
Teach For America has placed 50 teachers in Northeast Ohio charter schools this year, the first in Ohio for the national recruiting and training program. Skip to Article. Set weather.
Cleveland.com | Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:59:00 GMT