The Daily Stat: Harvard Grads Flock to Teach for America

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Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile MAY 4, 2010 Harvard Grads Flock to Teach for America 17% of Harvard's Class of 2010 applied to Teach for America, the highest percentage of any graduating college class in the United States this year. Harvard also accounted for the largest percentage of last year's hires by the 19-year-old nonprofit network, which places graduates in troubled schools. 16% of Yale's grads and 13% of Brown's applied to TFA this year, according to the The Harvard Crimson. Source: The Harvard Crimson Share Today's Stat: RELATED PRODUCT Nonprofit Organizations Harvard Business Press Book Chapter Nonprofit organizations strive to deliver mission outcomes, not superior financial performance. So even more than for-profits, these organizations need a system of nonfinancial and financial measures to motivate and evaluate their performance. This chapter examines the strategy maps of the Boston Lyric Opera and Teach for America. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Stat: BEST SELLERS Financial Intelligence Collection 10 Must-Read Articles from HBR HBR's Must-Reads on Managing Yourself Guide to Better Business Writing How to Get the Right Work Done PREVIOUS STATS U.S. Execs Await Health Care Law's Impact Some People Have Outsized Carbon Footprints Women's Commutes By Car Are Shorter Than Men's Happiness Leads to Higher Income Focused Incentives Keep Health Costs in Control Clean Tech Won't Provide a Lot of Jobs New Genomics May Cut Drug-Reaction Deaths Dutch Executives to Be Rewarded for Greenness Saving Money and Being Greener By Switching Fonts Climate Cynicism Grows in All Age Groups But the Youngest HBR Online Trial Access HBR's in-depth business archives FREE for 14 days. Register today » UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "The Daily Stat" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2010 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 1-800-545-7685 (617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)