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million over the next three yearsto . Portionas of the funding will be used to increasee the number of Teach For America teachere with math andscience backgrounds. It will also be used to providre resources for TeachFor America’s programs in Memphisx and Jacksonville, Fla. Medtronic operates its spinal and biologics unitzs from Memphis and also has operations in The funding will also support the possible expansion of Teach For Americawinto Minnesota. The Medtronic Foundation has supporteds Teach For Americasince 1994, including providing $1 million in 2007 and 2008 for the developmentg of the national math and sciencr initiative.
Teach For America launched in Memphis in 2006 and the city is alreadyt considered one ofthe organization’s top It has more than 100 teachers in Memphias at local schools. Teach For Americas recruits successful college graduates to commit to teach for two yearws in innercity schools. The organization’s goal is to attract more graduates to the teaching profession and also create a pool of potentiaschool administrators. Wendy Kopp, foundetr and CEO of Teach For America, says the expansionm of the partnership between her organization and Medtronix will allow Teach For America to provide enhancec training tothe 2,000 teachersx it currently employs.
“Bt placing committed, well-prepared math and science teachersd in areas of greatest we will increase student performance and spark student interestf inthese fields, which is so critical to our nation’x future,” Kopp said in a statement.
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