Word: tilson
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...Tilson said Teach for America intends to attract the best college students in the country to train and eventually to teach in inner-city and rural public schools...
...Tilson said that although no overall shortage of teachers exists in the U.S. today, there is a dearth of qualified teachers in the inner cities and rural areas. Teachers qualified in math, science and foreign language are especially needed, he said...
...Tilson also said he thinks there are too few minority teachers, which he sees as a problem for largely minority schools where, he said, there are too few role models already...
Teach for America expects to train 500 students from 100 top colleges across the nation this year, Tilson said...
Those selected will spend eight weeks in Los Angeles in an intensive training institute, intended to preparegraduates to teach and deal with culturaldifferences. The institute will count towardteacher certification, Tilson said...