The most selective teacher prep program in the nation (even more so than Teach For America) is called MATCH Teacher Residency, in Boston. Basically, we give recent college graduates one year of incredibly intense training designed to make them unusually effective rookie teachers. We then help them find positions in high-need schools, and continue to support them as they begin their careers in the classroom.
All the info is here: http://www.matchschool.org/matchcorps/teacher.htm.
Do you know a few senior Political Science majors who might want to teach in the inner-city, and who have demonstrated unusual grit and determination? If so, please forward this info along to them?
Best wishes,
Colin Bottles
http://www.matchschool.org