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(04/09/15 12:16am)
Teach For America (TFA), a national program that trains high-achieving college graduates to teach at high-poverty schools for two years, has been in the works for Richmond since 2012, but will no longer be coming to Richmond Public Schools for the 2015-2016 school year.
(02/17/15 6:15pm)
Teach For America, an organization dedicated to placing highly educated teachers in low-income schools, has recently been criticized for its training methods and approach to education reform.
(01/26/15 6:22pm)
When I think about my time here at University of Richmond, I think about a whirlwind of incredible experiences: working as a barista, writing page after page of research papers until 4 a.m. and meeting the most amazing professors in the world. When I arrived at Richmond, I thought I knew exactly what I wanted to do after I graduated. But as I got deeper into my computer science major, I had second thoughts. The more I reflected on all the opportunity and privilege I had that helped me get to where I was, the more I wanted to give back what had been given to me and make an impact.
(09/18/14 5:32pm)
University of Richmond was ranked third nationally among small schools that contribute graduates to Teach for America, a national program that helps struggling school systems find temporary teachers.
(02/21/13 5:48am)
Members of Mortar Board, a national senior honor society, are holding an on-campus book drive to benefit students in underprivileged schools, as well as alumni who participate in Teach for America.
(11/01/12 4:09am)
When people ask me why I decided to become an education leader, I tell them about Jeremy.
(03/22/12 5:30am)
The liberal arts major is endlessly reminded of the cardinal sin of his field by parents, friends, and employers: is there a market for this degree? Willing to explore, some humanities students are breaking free of their major, and seeking employment in their extra-curricular fields.
(02/02/12 6:30am)
My first day of teaching in 2007, Jerome showed up 15 minutes late and disrupted my entire class, ensuring that everyone knew that he had finally arrived. Other teachers had warned me about his disruptive behavior. They said, "Put him in the back and ignore him, or he'll ruin your class." But Jerome wasn't acting out just to give his teachers a hard time. Jerome, as a 10th grader, was reading at a fifth-grade level and lacked the foundational content knowledge necessary to be successful in my U.S. government class. In fact, he was the lowest scoring student in the class on my preliminary exam.
(04/07/10 3:35am)
Nationwide, and here at the University of Richmond, members of the class of 2010 applied to Teach For America in record numbers — more than 46,000 applicants for this fall's incoming class of teacher corps members. As the campus campaign coordinator for Teach For America here at University of Richmond, I'm especially excited that so many Spiders have applied. That is why I'm troubled by a new federal budget proposal that would dim future admissions prospects for college seniors and derail the organization's long-term goal of ending educational inequality.