Teach for America

Teach for America sent someone to me, a girl who was blind.

Teach for America places recent college graduates in urban schools.

Teach for America officials contend that the study was flawed.

There were six Teach for America teachers brought into the school in the fall of 2011.

He also serves on the board of Teach for America.

Teach For America has a large presence in the school district.

Has Teach for America raised the status of public school teachers?

"I saw Teach for America as very idealistic, a way to give something back to society."

Teach for America released a report it had commissioned.

Teach for America is not the only effort to reach out for high-quality young teachers.

Few of them have ever heard of Teach for America.

How much flexibility do you have in picking your Teach for America teachers?

He has also been an outspoken critic of Teach for America.

"Teach for America came to be 500 points of light, the idea that certain individuals with enthusiasm can help a troubled system.

I understand the qualms of the official at Teach for America.

All told, a record 17,350 recent college graduates applied to Teach for America this year.

More broadly, some teachers question whether Teach for America has done enough to address larger social problems.

And two education divisions of Teach for America have left to become nonprofit companies.

What are you looking for in teachers who come through Teach for America?

When they come from Teach for America, they have often been the top of class in high school.

In its first year, Teach For America placed 500 teachers.

Teach for America says that 57 percent of its graduates remain in education after their two-year stints.

Many of the first teachers hired - from the Teach for America program - wanted to continue working with disadvantaged children.

Teach For America has witnessed sustained growth over the course of the past two decades.

The program has a partnership with Teach for America.