Teach For America provides a critical source of well-trained teachers

QUESTION

Teach For America provides a critical source of well-trained teachers who are helping break the cycle of educational inequity.

These teachers, called corps members, commit to teach for two years in one of 43 urban and rural regions across the country, going beyond traditional expectations to help their students achieve at high levels.

Teach For America’s 20,000 alumni are playing critical leadership roles in the effort to improve the quality of public education in low-income communities. Armed with the experience, conviction, and insight that come from leading children to fulfill their potential, these alumni are working to shape schools, policies, and investments in low-income communities.

Based on the company mission above, what objective might Teach For America have?
A) Teach For America will transition from a nonprofit to a for-profit organization by 2015.
B) Teach For America will open a food bank in low-income communities in each of its 43 regional offices.
C) Teach For America will increase the number of its alumni in leadership positions within school systems by 10 percent each year.
D) Teach For America will change the corps member service commitment to four years from two years.
E) Teach For America will double the number of regions it serves, from 43 to 86, by 2020.

ANSWER

Answer: C
Explanation: C) The mission emphasizes an importance of moving alumni toward leadership positions in public school systems throughout the United States.