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Teach for America To Receive $500,000 Infusion

Teach for America, a national nonprofit that specializes in recruiting talented educators for high-need regions and schools, will receive a $500,000 contribution from petroleum giant ExxonMobil, the company announced earlier this month.

In 2004, the organization launched an initiative to expand the number of math and science teachers in what it calls its "corps" to 4,000 by 2015. Teach for America has said it will use the grant money specifically to help recruit and train math and science teachers in public schools in low-income communities in Dallas, Houston, southern Louisiana, and Washington, DC.

Teach for America said the funds will also support its intensive program of pre-service training and ongoing professional development and mentoring for those who take on the special challenges of teaching in these areas.

Wendy Kopp, CEO and founder of Teach for America, acknowledged ExxonMobil's 16 years of support for the organization, "which enables us to bring thousands of talented and committed math and science teachers to schools where they have a profound impact of inspiring the next generation of math, science, and engineering professionals."

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Wed, Feb 10, 2010 Alicia Britton Jamaica

Dear Sir/Madam I am interested in coming to the US to teach as a Textiles or Food Technology teacher... Is it possible for you to find a job for me. Thank you. Looking forward to hear from you soon.

Wed, Jan 27, 2010 St. Louis

Teach for America volunteers may well be "talented", but they are "committed" to only a year or two, after which they have to be replaced by more naive volunteers. Schools have to accommodate a constant flux of newbies. Maybe this system is better than nothing, but why should we be short-circuiting programs that really education teachers?

Wed, Jan 27, 2010 Jayhawkfan Southwest, MO

I wish the Teach Grant would actually help ALL math & science teachers with everyone's educational cost. I am working on my Master's and can not get help with the cost even though I am middle school math teacher in a very low income area. How are we suppose to keep up with the new math, new state standards and national standards if we can not go back to school afford-ably and can not afford the loan repayments because of our low salaries. I give up.

Wed, Jan 27, 2010

Now, if only the powers that be would consider the dedicated science and math teachers that have toil in the classroom each day.

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