AARP Purpose Prize Winner Bettye Perkins
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Hallie Levine,
AARP En español“Our program helps to nurture and mentor the students through high school and college. There are no shortcuts, this work requires extensive amounts of time and effort. But the payoff is
great.”
More than 20 years ago, the lack of diversity in the teaching work force prompted me to start Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Teachers (TSTT). Our mission is to recruit culturally diverse and
economically challenged students in both high school and college and train them to become effective teachers and committed leaders who strengthen schools and communities. Today, nearly 5,000
teachers are volunteering their time to mentor and train over 800 of our students — half of whom are on full scholarships — in four states: New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and
Virginia.