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Impacts of the Teach For America Investing in Innovation Scale-Up

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  • Melissa A. Clark
  • Eric Isenberg
  • Albert Y. Liu
  • Libby Makowsky
  • Marykate Zukiewicz

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In 2010, Teach For America (TFA) launched a major expansion effort, funded in part by a five-year Investing in Innovation (i3) scale-up grant of $50 million from the U.S. Department of Education.

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  • Melissa A. Clark & Eric Isenberg & Albert Y. Liu & Libby Makowsky & Marykate Zukiewicz, "undated". "Impacts of the Teach For America Investing in Innovation Scale-Up," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 8f5452b75774409bbfc27584b, Mathematica Policy Research.
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