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Teaching Program Inspires RGV Students

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The 2025 TFA Corps training hard and preparing to team up with mentor teachers for summer practicum. (Teach For America Rio Grande Valley photo)

Princeton University student Wendy Kopp formulated the idea of Teach For America in 1989 for her undergraduate thesis.  The first participants in the nascent TFA program began their lifelong pursuit of educational excellence in 1990. Teach for America Rio Grande Valley was founded the following year. The national organization and its affiliates around the country are non-profit institutions. They recruit and train recent college graduates and professionals to teach in…

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Pharr Mayor Receives Education Champion Award

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Pharr Mayor Dr. Ambrosio Hernandez

Pharr Mayor Dr. Ambrosio Hernandez is the recent recipient of the Education Champion Award from Teach For America – Rio Grande Valley. Ambrosio was honored for his impact on education at the organization’s annual Honor Roll Gala held on April 8 at Quinta Mazatlan. Hernandez was selected for his response to the pandemic by accelerating the city’s plans to roll out an affordable broadband network throughout the city. The measure…

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