Approximately 18 percent of Harvard seniors applied to the Teach for America program this year, a one-percent decline from last year, according to the Office of Career Services.
The program continues to be popular among both Harvard students and undergraduates across the U.S. as Congress debates a bill that could put TFA’s funding in jeopardy.
The recent proposal threatens to cut funding for several national public service programs including AmeriCorps, which provides financial support to TFA. The bill, which would slash the federal budget by more than $60 billion, passed in the House of Representatives on Feb. 19 and is still up for debate in the Senate.
“I’m not surprised that the numbers have stayed the same [despite the potential cuts], because the appeal of applying to a program like TFA is much less about the funding than it is the opportunity to impact and make a difference,” said Pia Dandiya ’09, who teaches eighth-grade math in Revere, Mass., in her second year with the program.
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