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Lapayese, Yvette V.; Aldana, Ursula S.; Lara, Eduardo – Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 2014
This article discusses Teach for America (TFA), one of the alternative education programs of the U.S. Department of Education designed to address the achievement gap of students of color in the country. Topics explored in this research include issues of racism and race in the recruitment and support of its teacher corp; how TFA educators of color…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Achievement Gap, Federal Programs, Racial Bias

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