National Event to Raise Awareness of Educational Inequity Brings Mayor Michael B. Hancock, Sheridan Superintendent Michael Clough, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kelly Brough, and Other Leaders into Local Schools as Guest Teachers
For Immediate Release
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Kaitlin Gastrock | Teach For America
646.315.1396 | kaitlin.gastrock@teachforamerica.org
DENVER, April 9, 2012—Leaders from across Denver will serve as guest teachers during Teach For America Week, to be held Monday, April 9 – Friday, April 13. Confirmed participants include Mayor Michael B. Hancock, Sheridan Superintendent Michael Clough, and Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kelly Brough.
Teach For America Week draws community leaders nationwide to support educational excellence for all children. These volunteers will visit the classrooms of Teach For America teachers, also known as corps members, and teach lessons based on their experiences in business, politics, and beyond.
“We’re excited about the broad range of leaders participating in Teach For America Week this year,” said Sean VanBerschot, executive director of Teach For America in Colorado. “These accomplished individuals will share their expertise with hundreds of students across the Denver area and help focus attention on the importance of providing all children with the educational opportunities they deserve.”
Teach For America is the national corps of top recent college graduates who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in the movement to expand educational opportunity. Teach For America’s network includes over 9,000 corps members teaching in 43 regions across the country and a national force of nearly 24,000 alumni at the forefront of efforts to end educational inequity.
This year in Colorado, 330 Teach For America corps members are reaching some 24,000 students in underserved schools while more than 550 alumni are working from every sector to level the playing field for students and families in low-income communities.
A growing body of rigorous research demonstrates the effectiveness of Teach For America corps members as classroom teachers. Recent studies from Louisiana (PDF), North Carolina and Tennessee found that corps members have a positive impact on student achievement. The Tennessee study identified Teach For America as the most effective of the state’s 42 teacher-preparation programs, with corps members demonstrating a greater impact on student achievement than the average new teacher in every evaluated subject area.
Schedule for confirmed guest teachers:
Mayor Michael B. Hancock, City of Denver
John H. Amesse Elementary School, Monday, April 9, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Helayne Jones,President and CEO, Colorado Legacy Foundation
Northeast Academy, Tuesday, April 10, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Jerry Bruni, President, Bruni Foundation
Harrison High School, Tuesday, April 10, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Michael Clough, Superintendent, Sheridan School District
Alice Terry Elementary School, Wednesday, April 11, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Drew Kelner, Executive Director of Global Analytical Sciences at Amgen
Mapleton Early College, Wednesday, April 11, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Kelly Brough, President and CEO, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
Venture Prep, Thursday, April 12, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
About Teach For America
Teach For America works in partnership with communities to expand educational opportunity for children facing the challenges of poverty. Founded in 1990, Teach For America recruits and develops a diverse corps of outstanding individuals of all academic disciplines to commit two years to teach in high-need schools and become lifelong leaders in the movement to end educational inequity. Today more than 9,000 corps members are teaching in 43 urban and rural regions across the country, while nearly 24,000 alumni are working across sectors to ensure that all children have access to an excellent education. For more information, visit the Teach For America website and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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