The Walton Family Foundation awarded a $49.5 million grant to the Teach for America program.
The program allows for recent college graduates to teach in some of the nation's most underserved schools for two years.
The organization will send 9,300 corps members to 43 refions across the country. For the next couple of years, half of the grant money will be used towards growing teaching corps to 15,000.
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Federal Programs Related to - Education, General/Other
Programs that provide opportunities for people in the community to acquire the knowledge, skills, desirable qualities of behavior and character, wisdom and general competence that will enable them to fully participate in and enjoy the social, political, economic and intellectual life of the community. Home-Based Education; Home Education; Home Schooling