Lilly Endowment Inc. has invested $3.42 million in The Mind Trust to place excellent teachers in classrooms through Teach For America and TNTP (formerly The New Teacher Project).

The Indianapolis Business Journal reports that The Mind Trust will use a $3.4 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to help bring nearly 200 new teachers and school administrators to the local area.

The Mind Trust's Founder and CEO, David Harris, says public education resources should be invested in the best schools and programs, regardless of whether they are part of a district.

Education Week contributor Tom Vander Ark hails The Mind Trust's work in Indianapolis as an effective strategy for transforming education.

An editorial in the Chicago Tribune highlights The Mind Trust's Charter School Incubator as an effective charter recruitment strategy.