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Only a Few Days Remain to Apply for Teach for America

Published: Feb 6, 2012

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 6, 2012) − If you've been looking for a way to give back, or have been wanting to help the underprivileged get a quality education, or are just really interested in finding an avenue that gives you the opportunity to develop your leadership skills and spring-board you into a role where you can make an impact and be a part of a movement larger than yourself, Teach for America (TFA) may be for you. The national program in which outstanding college graduates commit to teach for two years in disadvantaged urban and rural public schools is currently wrapping up its application drive. TFA will accept applications through Friday, Feb. 10.

As part of TFA, corps members are placed in the nation's highest-need elementary and secondary schools in many of the country's lowest income communities, both rural and urban, in an effort to close the achievement gap between economically advantaged and disadvantaged children.

Applicants don't need a degree in education to become a corps member. TFA applicants represent a full range of academic majors, including math, science and education; some with work experience from a variety of career sectors including finance, technology, military and nonprofit.

TFA participants receive a first-year teacher's salary and are awarded an AmeriCorps education grant of approximately $5,350 for each year of participation during their two-year commitment (dependent on federal appropriations). The award can be applied to student loans or the pursuit of further education.

Currently 9,300 first- and second-year corps members are working with 600,000 students in 43 regions across 34 states and the District of Columbia. The 43 regions include new sites in the Appalachia region of Kentucky under the direction of UK alumnus and 2006 corps member Will Nash, founding executive director of Teach for America-Appalachia.

To apply for Teach for America, visit www.teachforamerica.org/now/. For more information, contact Colleen Crawford, manager of recruitment and university partnerships, at colleen.crawford@teachforamerica.org.

MEDIA CONTACT: Whitney Hale, (859) 257-8716 or whitney.hale@uky.edu

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