Baltimore

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Kids' Voices Matter: Teach For America Alumni Launch Arts Organization in Baltimore City
By The TFA Editorial Team June 7, 2017
Meet the student- and teacher-led literary-arts magazine connecting inner-city youth in Baltimore.
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Let the Games Begin for TFA Alum Turned Hasbro Contest Finalist
By The TFA Editorial Team March 29, 2017
Jason Wiser (Baltimore ’95) and his daughter's educational card game has caught the attention of one of the biggest toy companies. Read how Teach For America set him on his career path.
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How TFA–Baltimore Teachers Cultivate Students' Strengths With Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
By The TFA Editorial Team July 6, 2016
To help develop corps members capable of educating and empowering their students, the Baltimore regional team has been focusing on a critical aspect of their coaching and training.
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From TFA to TEA: 3 Alumni Join Texas Education Agency
By The TFA Editorial Team June 21, 2016
A trio of Teach For America alumni have an opportunity to make widescale impact in leadership positions at the Texas Education Agency.
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First-Generation College Student, Dawnya Johnson, Shares an Incredible Story
College freshman Dawnya Johnson has overcome a lot. Hear her amazing story and the work she is doing as a member of The Intersection in Baltimore.
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Then and Now: The New Civil Rights Agenda and Education
For generations, civil rights activism and the effort to expand educational equity have gone hand in hand.
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