Nonprofit Teach for America to open Sacramento regional office
Published: Tuesday, Mar. 27, 2012 - 12:00 am | Page 1B
Last Modified: Tuesday, Mar. 27, 2012 - 12:21 am
Teach for America, the nonprofit that recruits recent college graduates to teach at high-need schools, plans to open a regional office in Sacramento.
The organization will announce today that Natomas Unified School District has agreed to take between three and six Teach for America graduates, while St. HOPE Public Schools will hire between eight and 12 of the program's teachers and Capitol Collegiate Academy plans to hire one or two.
Teach for America is in the process of hiring an executive director and manager for its Sacramento office.
A coalition of community groups and local philanthropists raised $2.2 million to launch the