Considering applying for Teach For America? Today, October 28th is the time to do it! All it takes is a resume and 500 word letter of intent (The application itself it non-binding). While there are two other application periods, submitting earlier is recommended.
Teach For America is the national corps 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.
Each year, Teach For America selects a diverse corps of individuals who have the skills and commitment to make a real impact on the academic prospects of students growing up in low-income communities, and to exert long term leadership in the effort to eliminate educational inequity. Teach For America corps members receive training, a full salary and benefits, as well as continual support through a two-year professional development program to ensure their success as teachers and beyond.
Today there are nearly 17,000 Teach For America alumni working in a variety of sectors, including business, education, law, medicine, and public policy.
Please visit www.teachforamerica.org for additional information and to access their online application.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20091028101523502