Teach For America is a national organization of outstanding recent college graduates and working professionals – of all academic majors, backgrounds and career interests – who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders for expanding educational opportunity for all children.
Currently, there are 14 million young people growing up in poverty. Over half of these students will not graduate from high school by the age of 18. Those that are lucky enough to graduate read, on average, at an eighth-grade reading level.
Teach for America seeks outstanding individuals who possess the leadership skills and experience to solve educational inequity.
Our teachers receive full salary and benefits, an America Corps grant, loan deferral, professional development, and access to a powerful alumni network.
After the two year commitment, alumni go on to make a difference in public policy, law, education, business, and medicine. Teach For America is one of BusinessWeek’s “Best Places to Launch a Career” offering exclusive partnerships with top companies like GE, Goldman Sachs, Google, KIPP, J.P. Morgan, McKinsey & Company, The White House Project and over 200 top-ranked graduate schools.
To apply submit the online application.
Selected applicants participate in a 30-minute phone interview, followed by a final day-long interview.
The FINAL Application Deadline: Friday, February 19, 2010
To learn more, visit www.teachforamerica.org/admissions or contact admissions@teachforamerica.org
