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UC Berkeley contributes 57 graduating seniors to Teach for America

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07/20/2010

Teach for America has named UC Berkeley as one of the top five large universities contributing graduating seniors to its 2010 teaching corps. Following a highly selective admissions process, 57 UC Berkeley graduates were admitted to the national corps, which is comprised of college graduates who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and to become leaders in fostering educational opportunity.

A record 46,000 students applied to be in this year's corps, and there was a 12 percent acceptance rate, with 4,500 students chosen, according to a press release from Teach for America.

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