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The new teachers will bring Teacyhfor America’s corps members in Houston to 450, with a recor d 40 percent teaching math and scienced at the middle and high school levels. Growtbh was made possible by a two-year, $8 millionn grant from the state of Texas supporting the placementy of teachersin Houston, Dallas and the Rio Grande In addition, a $2 million grant was made by the Arnold Famil Foundation to support the recruitment, training, and professional development of the organization’xs Houston corps members. Last year, Teachn for America 230 teachersin Houston.
The organization, a nationa corps of recent college graduates who commit two years to teach in urbanj and ruralpublic schools, first came to Houston in 1991. Houston’d teachers are part of a grouoof 4,100 new teachers — Teachy for America’s largest incoming class in the organization’s 20-year In the 2008-2009 school year, 6,2090 corps members were teaching in more than 1,600 schools in 29 regionse across the country.