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September 2007 Only 1 in 10 students from low-income communities will graduate from college. Educational inequity is our nation's greatest injustice—and you can help solve it. Your Role 
- Your two-year commitment can help end educational inequity. Learn more>>
- Teach For America brings top college graduates into the classrooms that need them most, says TIME, in its recent cover story on universal public service. Read more>>
- Teach For America corps member Megan Scelfo (Philadelphia Corps ’06) was inspired by her mentor, Brent Maddin (S. Louisiana Corps ’99), the corps member who was her chemistry teacher. Read more about Megan and Brent>>
Achieving Your Goals Wondering how the Teach For America experience will affect your goals for medical school or graduate school? Join an upcoming conference call with medical school deans of admissions and learn more about our graduate school partnerships>>
Teach For America alumni are working from every sector to improve the life prospects of children and families in low-income communities. Read profiles and watch videos of alumni working in math and science, business, public policy, and more>>
Regional Spotlight: Greater New Orleans New Orleans post-Katrina has become a laboratory of new ideas for urban schools, and Teach For America is serving as "a brain magnet" for the city, writes New Orleans native Walter Isaacson, president of the Aspen Institute, in a recent TIME commentary. “I definitely wanted to do something that had an impact on the larger community after college. And teaching was probably the most effective way to do that, and New Orleans needs teachers; [New Orleans] needs energized people to come down and help rebuild after Katrina.” —Alex Pearlman (Greater New Orleans Corps ’07) on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360˚ “Louisiana, if you look at it statistically, was already forgotten. . . . Katrina exposed inequities and atrocities that existed before. I think we have an unprecedented opportunity to do something different. I’m incredibly optimistic.” —Teach For America - Greater New Orleans Executive Director Kira Orange Jones in the New Orleans Times-Picayune Other Regional News: Teach For America has expanded to Jacksonville and is looking to expand to Indianapolis, and Kansas City.
What Others Are Saying
- Teach For America alumni are a dynamic force for education reform, and new D.C. public schools chancellor Michelle Rhee (Baltimore Corps ’92) is the first among them to head a major school system. Read more about Michelle and her fellow alumni in the Washington Post>> (Entire article requires payment)
- “It’s clear that the skill set the Teach For America experience builds is fantastic preparation for a career in investment banking at JPMorgan. We want analysts who embrace challenge, with instinctive communications skills, and who inspire others around them. A person who can lead and inspire a class of students is someone I want on my team.” —Kelly Coffey, Managing Director, Currency and Interest Rate Risk Management, JPMorgan Investment Bank
JPMorgan offers two-year deferrals and signing bonuses to those accepted to both Teach For America and JPMorgan’s Investment Bank Analyst Program. Apply by Friday, September 21, to be eligible. Learn more and view the full list of our employer partnerships>>
Send to a friend · Contact us Opinions expressed in this document or linked documents are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of Teach For America, the Corporation for National Service, or the AmeriCorps program. 
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