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Indeed, Denise L. Delaney ’08 said she was attracted to TFA in part because of the high caliber of recent graduates who chose to enter the program...

Author: By Alissa M D'gama, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Teaching: A Viable Alternative | 10/16/2007 | See Source »

Wendy Kopp told the nearly 50 students who attended the recruiting event that out of the 13 million American children today who live below the poverty line, only half will graduate from high school. TFA targets high-performing college students, hoping that two years of school-teaching will inspire them to pursue careers that, directly or indirectly, will help "eliminate educational inequality...

Author: By Alissa M D'gama, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Teaching: A Viable Alternative | 10/16/2007 | See Source »

Sabrina M. Forte ’08, a campus campaign coordinator for TFA who is applying to the program this year, said what drew her to TFA was "its dual mission—in the short term, to change the lives of your kids, and in the long term, whatever career path you go into, leadership, law, medicine, to create systemic change...

Author: By Alissa M D'gama, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Teaching: A Viable Alternative | 10/16/2007 | See Source »

Forte added that she also hoped that TFA would allow her to take on a career in public service...

Author: By Alissa M D'gama, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Teaching: A Viable Alternative | 10/16/2007 | See Source »

TFA’s Director of New Site Development in Boston, Joshua Z. Biber, said TFA can also help students answer a crucial question: "What are you going to do with your Harvard degree...

Author: By Alissa M D'gama, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Teaching: A Viable Alternative | 10/16/2007 | See Source »

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