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Tell Congress to Save Teach For America!
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  2. Created By
    Harry Barbee
    Raleigh, NC
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The GOP has recently labeled the outstanding program Teach For America as an "earmark."  This program directly focuses on inequality in education.  The program consists of teachers who go to urban areas and help under-privileged communities in the field of education.  Regardless of all the outstanding things these people do to rid the United States of inequality in our education, the GOP has marked it for elimination in the budget.  We cannot let this happen!  Tell our Congress NO! 

I encourage everyone to learn more about Teach For America:

http://www.teachforamerica.org/

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Teach For America

Greetings,

Recently, the GOP has labeled the outstanding program, Teach For America as an "earmark" and plans to eliminate it from the budget. You cannot allow this to happen! Not only does this program tackle the enormous issue of inequality in education, but it also produces remarkable leaders in the field that go on to be laudable teachers and mentors. If this program is cut from the budget, we are essentially destroying our future, for our future lies with the students of today. I urge you to make a stand and not allow this program to be cut. Please, do not hinder the happiness of countless students by taking away an extraordinary opportunity.

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