Walton Foundation Announces $4.3 Million Grant
by June 25, 2013 10:30 am 100 views
Walton Family Foundation officials announced today a $4.3 million grant to Teach for America’s Mississippi Delta region.
TFA-Delta has served school districts in both Arkansas and Mississippi since 1991 with the placement of nine “corps members” in local schools.
A previous WFF grant supported more than 550 corps members in 125 schools in the 2012-2013 school year, reaching more than 45,000 students.
Tuesday’s announcement, according to a news release, will increase the number of corps members placed in the region over the next two years, resulting in 582 placements this fall and 610 next year.
The WFF began investing in TFA-Delta in 1993, and its support for the organization totals nearly $15 million.
Teach For America was founded in 1990 and works in partnership with communities to expand educational opportunity for children facing the challenges of poverty.
Today, more than 10,000 corps members are teaching in 46 urban and rural regions across the country.