More college grads join Teach for America

Source: Yahoo News Posted By: Aidan P...5441 days ago

Facing a tight job market, record numbers of college graduates are joining the ranks of Teach for America, the program that trains top students to teach in poor communities.

When school starts next fall, Teach for America will send 4,100 new recruits into classrooms across the country. More than 35,000 graduating seniors applied, an increase of 42 percent over last year. At Ivy League schools, 11 percent of all seniors applied.

The supply of potential teachers is outstripping demand. States....

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