Come talk with Kim Reynolds (Bucknell ’09) about opportunities with Teach For America and her experience teaching in St. Louis.
Tuesday, October 4th
6:00PM, ELC Walls Lounge
In America today, a gap in academic achievement separates kids in low-income communities from their higher-income peers. Only eight percent of students growing up in poverty graduate from college by age 24, compared to 80 percent of students in more affluent areas. This limits life options, affects families and communities, and has significant social and economic implications for our country. It doesn’t have to be this way. We know it’s possible to give all kids a great education and the countless opportunities that come with it.
Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates, graduate students, and professionals who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity.
This year, 9,300 corps members are teaching in 43 regions across the country, while nearly 24,000 Teach For America alumni continue working from inside and outside the field of education for the fundamental changes necessary to ensure educational excellence and equity.
By teaching for two years in Teach For America’s corps, you will join thousands of leaders helping students in low-income communities reach their full potential. You can put your students on a different life path through academic success, and develop the skills, insights, and personal commitment needed to fuel the movement to achieve educational excellence for all kids. And you’ll build relationships with fellow corps members and others in your community working together to meet this challenge.
Kim Reynolds: Kim graduated from Bucknell University in 2009 which a dual-degree in Chemistry and Religion and a minor in Environmental Studies. On campus, Kim was President of the College Democrats and Founder/Director of Bison Bikes. In addition, Kim served on Bucknell Student Government Class Congress, the Campus Greening Council, and the Appropriations Committee. After leaving Bucknell, Kim joined Teach For America as a 2009 St. Louis corps member. She taught high school science at Soldan International Studies High School for two years. Currently, Kim works on staff for Teach For America as Assistant to the Executive Director in the Greater Newark region. Kim is hoping to apply to graduate programs in the near future to study systematic poverty in the United States
NEXT Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 26, 2011
For more information, visit www.teachforamerica.org.
Full salary and benefits. Federal student loans deferred. All majors and career backgrounds.
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Online Events with Teach For America:
Introduction to Teach For America
Wednesday, September 28, 9:00 PM ET – Register Now »
A session designed for those with limited prior knowledge about Teach For America. Learn about our mission and approach to closing the achievement gap. One of our corps members will talk about his or her experience. Includes Q&A session.
Math and Science Education: The Injustice and the Opportunity
Thursday, September 29, 9:00 PM ET – Register Now »
More than 40 percent of math and science classes in high-poverty schools are taught by unqualified teachers. Low-income students’ math and science skills lag far behind those of their higher-income peers. Corps members, alumni, and faculty in math and sciences will talk about the opportunity math and science majors have to help solve this inequality.
Join us after the Information Session!
Teach For America’s Grad School Partnerships
Tuesday, October 4, 9:00 PM ET – Register Now »
Learn why more than 200 graduate schools value the skills that our corps members develop, offer deferral partnerships, and actively recruit second-year corps members and alumni. Hear alumni talk about how the corps prepared them for grad school and inspired them to continue to work toward our mission through their current careers.