
Teach For America: The Non-Profit That Forgot its Mission | Corporate Casket
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Teach for America was founded by Wendy Kopp, who first conceived the idea in her senior thesis at Princeton University. TFA recruits highly competent college graduates to make a two-year commitment to teach in struggling schools. In 1990, TFA sent 500 teachers into six regions across the country. "In today's economy, we need great teachers helping the students who need the most"
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