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New York Times Magazine highlights New Orleans education reform and the contributions of Teach For America »
Wall Street Journal, New York Times editorials recognize the positive impact of Teach For America teachers »

Teach For America founder and CEO Wendy Kopp talks about education reform with Charlie Rose »
New York Times editorial recognizes the positive impact of Teach For America
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The Associated Press reports on Teach For America's largest-ever teaching corps »
Wendy Kopp named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people »
New Teach For America site welcomes first corps in video report by Kansas City Star »
U.S. News & World Report features new book about Teach For America »
Slate looks at Teach For America's growth and lessons learned »
New Urban Institute study on Teach For America teachers shows positive impact on student learning »
FedEx pledges $1 million to support Teach For America's diversity goals »
New York Times features corps members Courtney Stuckwisch and Colleston Morgan and alumna Sarah Usdin in front-page article on progress in New Orleans schools »
Teach For America ranks #10 on BusinessWeek's list of Best Places to Launch a Career »
First Lady Laura Bush and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings participate in Teach For America Week 2008 » See photo »
350 Teach For America alumni and corps members gather in D.C. to expand their efforts to end educational inequity. Listen to local NPR coverage of the summit »
U.S. News & World Report interviews Donna Foote about her new book, Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach For America »
Congress increases funding authorization for Teach For America under Higher
Education Act »
Seizing the Moment in New Orleans: A Profile of Kira Orange-Jones, Executive Director of Teach For America · Greater New Orleans »
The Lenfest Foundation Awards $10 million to Teach For America in Philadelphia »
Teach For America expanding to Indianapolis in fall 2008 »
Teach For America expanding to Kansas City in fall 2008 »
Teach For America Partners with Leading National Philanthropists and Education Non-Profits to Improve Education in New Orleans Public Schools »
PBS features corps members among educators seeking to improve New Orleans education »
President Clinton announces Teach For America's creation of Teach For All, an organization to support the development of its model in other countries »
The Economist highlights Teach For America's contributions to ending educational inequity »
First Lady Laura Bush praises Teach For America corps members and alumni »
Walter Isaacson writes about New Orleans education reform in TIME magazine, citing Teach For America as a critical force in this effort »
Teach For America highlighted in TIME magazine's call for national service »
CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien reports on Teach For America's role in the New Orleans recovery effort »
Teach For America Places Largest-Ever Corps, Expanding its Impact to 26 Regions Nationwide »
Washington Post: D.C. chancellor appointment illustrates Teach For America's alumni impact »
Business Week ranks Teach For America No. 10 among undergrads' top 25 most wanted employers »
Annual benefit raises more than $4 million to support Teach For America in New York City »
After the corps: The Wall Street Journal highlights Teach For America's employer partnerships »
Teach For America announces expansion: Jacksonville | Denver »
What will it take to close the education gap? The New York Times weighs in »
Teach For America Act introduced in House of Representatives »
Wendy Kopp takes on Stephen Colbert »
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