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December 2007 Only 1 in 10 students in low-income communities will graduate from high school. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Take advantage of winter break to learn more about educational inequity and what you can do to help end it>>
What the Experience Is Really Like 
- Report from the field: "What happened in my classroom was not magic. It was a product of setting incredibly high standards, pursuing results relentlessly, and never giving up. Under those conditions, anything is possible."—Liam Honigsberg (Phoenix Corps ’04)
Read more about Liam’s experience and the daily rewards and challenges of teaching>>
- Mythbusters: Are you wondering how you can succeed as a teacher if you’ve never taught before?
Teach For America teachers can lead students to make dramatic academic gains in a single year. Learn more about becoming an exceptional teacher>>
How This Fits in with Your Career Goals - Why Teach For America? "I know that it will be incredibly difficult—in fact, that it will almost certainly be the most difficult thing I have ever done—but I want to take on the challenge and overcome it. In doing so, I will learn a great deal about myself and grow immeasurably as a person, in ways that I never would were I simply sitting in an office for the next two years." —Scott Thompson (New York City Corps ’06), 2008 Rhodes Scholar
- Graduate school and employer partnerships: Google, JPMorgan, and other employers join top-ranked graduate programs such as Harvard University Law School and New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service to offer deferrals and other benefits to Teach For America teachers. View all of Teach For America’s graduate school partnerships and employer partnerships>>
- Work that matters: Join a network of individuals who’ve made a difference—Teach For America alumni. Learn how Teach For America alumni are working from every professional sector to expand educational opportunity>>
Regional Spotlight: Rural Regions With national attention often focused on struggling urban schools, few Americans have a clear picture of the educational challenges facing rural schools or the potential economic and social policies that might benefit rural communities. Learn about our rural placement sites including the Mississippi Delta, the Rio Grande Valley, and South Louisiana>>
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