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Teach For America was named the official national philanthropy of Phi Sigma Pi by the 2003 [[Grand Chapter]]. The organization's mission is to promote educational reform by engaging the nation's most promising future leaders in the movement to eliminate inequities in the current system. | Teach For America was named the official national philanthropy of Phi Sigma Pi by the 2003 [[Grand Chapter]]. The organization's mission is to promote educational reform by engaging the nation's most promising future leaders in the movement to eliminate inequities in the current system. | ||
| − | Since 2003, Phi Sigma Pi has partnered with Teach For America to provide corps members, supplies, and monetary support. At the [[2007 National Convention]], [[Jonah Goodman|National President Jonah Goodman]] announced plans to further increase the scope of Phi Sigma Pi's support of the organization with an alternative break for | + | Since 2003, Phi Sigma Pi has partnered with Teach For America to provide corps members, supplies, and monetary support. At the [[2007 National Convention]], [[Jonah Goodman|National President Jonah Goodman]] announced the newly created TFA Grant program that is open to any Alumni currently working as a TFA Corps Member to further improve the learning environment in their class rooms. [[Erik Walschburger|Vice President of Chapter Development Erik Walschburger]] announced plans to further increase the scope of Phi Sigma Pi's support of the organization with an alternative break for brothers in January of 2008. Phi Sigma Pi will be working with the Phoenix Regional TFA office on several improvement and revitalization projects in a local school. |
==More Resources== | ==More Resources== | ||
[http://teachforamerica.org/ Teach For America website] | [http://teachforamerica.org/ Teach For America website] | ||
Revision as of 09:09, 22 August 2007
Teach For America was named the official national philanthropy of Phi Sigma Pi by the 2003 Grand Chapter. The organization's mission is to promote educational reform by engaging the nation's most promising future leaders in the movement to eliminate inequities in the current system.
Since 2003, Phi Sigma Pi has partnered with Teach For America to provide corps members, supplies, and monetary support. At the 2007 National Convention, National President Jonah Goodman announced the newly created TFA Grant program that is open to any Alumni currently working as a TFA Corps Member to further improve the learning environment in their class rooms. Vice President of Chapter Development Erik Walschburger announced plans to further increase the scope of Phi Sigma Pi's support of the organization with an alternative break for brothers in January of 2008. Phi Sigma Pi will be working with the Phoenix Regional TFA office on several improvement and revitalization projects in a local school.
