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ERIC Number: EJ436777
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-6193
The New Recruits. Teach For America Readies Its Second Batch of Teachers.
Lawton, Millicent
Teacher Magazine, v3 n1 p16-17 Sep 1991
Describes the Teach for America teacher corps which places recent graduates of selective colleges in teaching positions at inner-city and rural schools plagued by shortages. The program, funded by high-profile benefactors, has participants make a two-year commitment. It has raised great controversy, particularly among educators who value rigorous teacher preparation. (SM)
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teachers, College Graduates, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Institutes (Training Programs), Nontraditional Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Rural Schools, Summer Programs, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Supply and Demand, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Teach for America; Teacher Corps