The continued fight to bridge the education gap has brought many new ideas and many new organizations with it. And over the past decades it is these efforts that have seen the education gap between students from different ethnic backgrounds graduating from high school narrow dramatically.

However, the education gap remains a big problem for society and students from ethnic minorities and socially disadvantaged backgrounds remain far more likely to go on to college or university, and enjoy the benefits that this can bring.

Thankfully, there are many organizations, both public and private, that are working hard to bridge the gap. One such organization is Teach For America, which has taken a fresh and innovative approach to dealing with the education gap problem.

Teach For America enlists the United States' top university and college graduates to help eliminate educational inequality. The greatest minds coming out of the country's educational system put something back in by committing two years of their lives to sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm with students at urban and rural public schools around the country.