Huntington Local to Teach Low Income Students Through Teach For America

A 2011 graduate of Walt Whitman High School has joined Teach For America, a national nonprofit that helps expand educational opportunities to students in low-income areas.

Fuschia Ray, who graduated from New York University in 2015, will teach in Greater Philadelphia. She joins a network of 50,000 corps members who will teach in high-need communities and advocate for educational equity.

“It is with incredible excitement we welcome this group of remarkable and diverse corps members,” Elisa Villanueva Beard, co-CEO of Teach For America, said in a statement. “They join a group of 50,000 leaders who have raised their hand to be part of ensuring every child has access to an excellent and equitable education.”

Teach For America alumni have gone on to become leaders in politics, school systems, nonprofit work, advocacy and more.

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