You can follow Teach For America's new co-CEOs Elisa Villanueva Beard and Matt Kramer as they cross the country. They’ll be posting comments and photos on Twitter (@TeachForAmerica, @villanuevabeard, @kramer_matt, #TFAlisten), Facebook, and here on Pass the Chalk.
We kicked off our Listening Tour in the sunshine and cool air of Columbia and then Orangeburg, South Carolina, but quickly escaped the brisk coastal breezes and spent the next 10 amazing hours indoors, listening to students, parents, school leaders, corps members, Teach For America staff, community partners and elected officials talk about the issues that mattered most to them. Spending the day listening is a great privilege and we are grateful to everyone who took the time to share their thoughts with us.
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This is one of three letters sent to the Teach For America community today announcing leadership changes at the organization.
February 13, 2013
Dear Members of the Teach For America Community,
We are honored and humbled by the board’s decision and the opportunity to serve as co-CEOs of Teach For America. For the last eight years, we’ve worked side by side to maximize Teach For America’s potential as a force for justice for our country’s most disadvantaged children and disenfranchised communities. We are thrilled to be able to build on that progress in our new role, in partnership with our extraordinary colleagues and the entire Teach For America community.
We believe education is the most pressing issue facing our nation. On Pass the Chalk, we'll share our takes on the issues of the day, join the online conversation about education, and tell stories from classrooms, schools, and communities around the nation.
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