Teach For America News: October 2007

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Visit us online  ·   Our mission  ·  Our regions   ·  The teaching experience  ·   Your career    October 2007 Ninety percent of students growing up in low-income communities will not graduate from college. Educational inequity is our nation's greatest injustice—and you can help solve it. What the Experience is Really Like Report from the field: “I've been teaching for a month now and everything has been running smoothly on the whole,” writes New York City corps member Maribel Gonzalez. “But there is one student in particular who has been requiring a lot of my time and attention during class...He refuses to sit with any of the four groups the class has been arranged into and instead chooses to sit in the back of the room by himself..." Read more about Maribel’s experience and the daily rewards and challenges of teaching from other corps members>>         The impact you can have: You can help level the playing field for children in low-income communities and make a significant impact on their academic achievement>> Mythbusters: Teach For America corps members are not volunteers. In fact, they're paid directly by the school districts for which they work and receive the same compensation as other beginning teachers. Learn more about corps member salaries and benefits>>  Your training and development: In Teach For America, you will learn the skills and strategies that work for highly effective teachers in under-resourced schools. Read more about your training and ongoing professional development>> “I know how satisfying it is to be a teacher, and I understand the excitement that motivates young people to Teach For America. Corps members bring to their classrooms extraordinary skill, compassion, energy, and idealism . These are important qualities in any workplace, but they're especially important in schools, where teachers aren’t just job-holders, but they’re role models, mentors, and friends.”—First Lady Laura Bush “Teach For America’s corps members and alumni become lifelong leaders in the effort to ensure that all children in our nation have an equal chance to succeed in life."—Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. How this Fits in with Your Career Goals Teach For America ranks among top entry-level employers: Teach For America is recognized as one of the best places to launch your career by BusinessWeek, Fortune, the Princeton Review, and the Wall Street Journal. Graduate school partnerships: The latest graduate schools to partner with Teach For America include the University of California, Berkeley - College of Engineering and Northwestern University programs in chemistry, mathematics, and earth and planetary science. View the full list of Teach For America graduate school partnerships>> Employer partnerships: Google, GE, JPMorgan, and many other top companies offer two-year deferrals, summer internships, and more to Teach For America corps members and alumni. View the list of Teach For America's job deferrals>> Alumni in every sector: After their two-year commitment, Teach For America alumni work from every career sector to level the playing field for children growing up in low-income communities. Learn how from alumni working in engineering, public policy, technology, and more>>  Career Spotlight: Business What business schools think: Top business schools, such as Stanford University Graduate School of Business and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, recognize the entrepreneurial spirit, leadership skills, and committment to social justice that Teach For America alumni bring. Read more about Teach For America's business school partnerships>> M.B.A. benefits for Teach For America alumni: The William Bowes Scholarship for Emerging Business Leaders awards $50,000 annually to two Teach For America alumni entering each of the following business schools: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of Chicago, and University of Pennsylvania. Learn more about these schools>> The Harvard Business School equation: Harvard Business School is partnering with Teach For America and others on a deferred M.B.A. admissions program - HBS 2+2. Learn more about the HBS 2+2 Program>> Regional Spotlight: 2008 Expansion Sites Jacksonville: “Teach For America provides us with a wonderful opportunity to bring new leaders to the community who are passionate about educational reform. These young educators share our commitment to and vision of eradicating the achievement gap, and they will be placed in some of our most critical schools.”—Dr. Joseph Wise, Superintendent of Duval County Public Schools, welcoming Teach For America to Jacksonville, Florida Kansas City: "The Teach For America program and its corps members are a valuable addition to our community, our schools, and our vision for the future."—Anthony Amato, Superintendent of the Kansas City Missouri School District, speaking about Teach For America’s expansion to Kansas City Indianapolis: “Teach For America [corps] members have left deep, positive impressions on many school systems…. Over time, their competence and zeal [will] have a replenishing effect on our struggling urban schools.”—Indianapolis Star editorial about Teach For America’s expansion to Indianapolis 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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