2013 Teach For America Corps Member Job Description
About Teach For America
Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates,
graduate students, and professionals of all academic majors and career backgrounds
who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools. Our corps members
become lifelong leaders in the effort to make a great education, and the opportunities
that come with it, a reality for all students. Teach For America 2013-14
school year includes 11,100 corps members teaching in 48 regions across the country
and nearly 32,000 alumni working in education and many other sectors to create the
systemic changes that will help end educational inequity.
Teach For America provides a rigorous pre-service summer training program that is
designed to further develop your leadership mindset and provide you real-world
experience before entering the classroom. We place you as a full-time teacher with full
salary and benefits in an urban or rural public school, and support you with coaching
and ongoing professional development throughout your two years to help you achieve
success in your classroom and beyond.
The Problem of Educational Inequity
In America today, 9-year-olds in low-income communities are already three grade
levels behind their peers in high-
from high school. Those who do graduate will read and do math, on average, at the level
of eighth graders in high-income communities. This educational inequity is one of our
future leaders in the movement to solve it. Through the combined efforts of our corps
members and alumni, working alongside other members of the communities we serve,
we will achieve our vision: One day, all children in this nation will have the opportunity
to attain an excellent education.
Minimum Pre-requisites for Applying:
Bachelor's degree by June 2014
Minimum 2.5 cumulative undergraduate GPA
Citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident of the United States or have received
deferred action for childhood arrivals
Candidates of all backgrounds, academic majors, and career interests encouraged
to apply
No educational coursework or certification required to apply
Qualifications