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... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > government organizations > Teach for America
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > educational organizations > British educational organizations > government organizations > Teach for America
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > types of organization > government organizations > Teach for America

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Teach for America  

Definition

  • Teach For America (TFA) is a nonprofit organization founded by Wendy Kopp. Kopp proposed the radical reform related to recruiting teachers to high-needs school districts in 1990, utilizing her undergraduate thesis at Princeton. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent; Teach for America]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-KSVCRCPV-3

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