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February 6th, 2012

Teach for America Tulsa Institute

Dear friends,

In just five months, Tulsa will be on the national stage as we inaugurate the summer Institute in the company of nearly 1,000 inspiring young leaders who represent what is best about our nation. We share their optimism and drive to accelerate the pace of change in our country’s education system, and we are excited about what this program and Teach For America mean to our community. Read More »

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July 14th, 2011

Teach for America Spotlight

Miss Chelsea’s Super Scholars (Teach For America*Tulsa)

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July 13th, 2011

Cramming for College

A must-read from the Tulsa World in case you missed it.

Cramming for College
By Mike Averill, Staff Writer
Tulsa World

Each morning for the last several weeks, a group of about 145 alumni of the Community Action Project of Tulsa County’s early childhood education program have pledged to prove that they can go to college.

The kindergarten- through third-grade students are taking part in Scholars on the Move!, a five-week pilot summer school program at Skelly Elementary School founded by Chelsea Vanacore, a recent Teach for America early childhood educator.

Read more from this Tulsa World article

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July 13th, 2011

The Giver

As Told To Jami Mattox

“The Schusterman Family Foundation bases our giving on helping people move out of circumstances they were born into. I think that the most important aspect of philanthropic giving is empowering people to realize their full potential. When Charlie and I began the foundation, we operated under the thought that if you give a person a fish, you feed him, but if you teach a person to fish, he can feed his family.”