August 21, 2005

The Mississippi Teacher Corps

Two Amherst alums are mentioned in an article in the Jackson, Mississippi Clarion Ledger about the Mississippi Teacher Corps, billed by the University of Mississippi as “the most competitive alternate route teaching program in the country.” The MTC recruits college graduates to teach in the Mississippi Delta in return for teacher training and certification and a full scholarship for a Masters degree in Education.

Sarah DeGraaff ‘05 and David Molina ‘04 are both quoted, and Molina is pictured; Amherst alums are, therefore, fully half of the program participants quoted in the article.

Parker Morse '96 | August 21, 2005 09:21 PM | Alumni

Comments

Ben Guest | August 22, 2005 06:19 PM:

Huong Long, Amherst '05, is also a first-year in the program (we also have two Williams grads but let's not speak of them). The Mississippi Teacher Corps is run by an Amherst grad, myself, and I'd love to get as many Amherst graduates as possible down here. We are the most-competitive alternate-route teaching program in the country and also, in my humble opinion, the best (would you expect anything less?). Dave, Sarah, and Huong are all keeping blogs about their experience, which you can access on our website, www.mtcorps.net.

All the best,
Ben Guest, Amherst '97

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