Rumblings of an Anti-TFA Movement
In what some are saying is a first-of-its-kind moment, critics of Teach for America are beginning to pool their efforts to counter the program.
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July 19, 2013
July 02, 2013
Teach for America Sparks Debate in Minnesota
In May, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed a $1.5 million grant to Teach for America, saying that the organization has $350 million in assets and does not need the state's help.
June 06, 2013
Ed. Policy Debates: Teachers vs. Teachers?
Diane Ravitch laments Teach for America's alleged plot "to groom" future education reform leaders. Slate blogger Matt Iglesias responds that the debate is one set of teachers against another.
February 13, 2013
Teach For America CEO Transitions Into Board Role
By guest blogger Stephen Sawchuk. This post originally appeared on EdWeek's Teacher Beat blog. The founder of the Teach For America program, Wendy Kopp, will step down as the organization's chief executive officer, but will remain active in the organization by assuming the role of chairwoman of i...
December 05, 2012
Teach for America Gets a J.Crew Tee
J. Crew, a most popular brand among young professionals, is now selling a t-shirt in support of the nonprofit--and controversial--teacher placement program, Teach for America.
July 17, 2012
The Onion Takes on TFA
The satirical newspaper The Onion went after Teach for America today, with predictably comic results.
June 19, 2012
TFA Grows to 10K
Teach for America announced today that, as of this fall, the group will have more than 10,000 first- and second-year corps members working in schools—the largest corps yet and a 10 percent increase over last year's total. The organization has also become the top employer for graduating seniors ...
May 15, 2012
TFA Critic Hints at Plans to 'Disrupt' Training
Gary Rubinstein, author of the blog post "Why I Did TFA, and Why You Shouldn't," which went viral after it was posted in October, buries an enticing tidbit in his recent blog post: Depending on how much free time I'll have this summer, I might be helping organize new TFA corps members to be 'disrup...
May 01, 2012
Identifying the Characteristics of Top Teachers
ASCD's EDge blog reports on the work of Teach For America's chief knowledge officer Steven Farr, who has spent a decade studying data and conducting observations in an effort to determine what distinguishes great teachers from their less effective peers. What he's found is that, in contrast to the H...
April 25, 2012
Teachers Shouldn't Be Pick-y
Could a teacher's bad habit compromise his classroom management? Emily Yoffe of Slate's Ask Prudence thinks so—and she has a nose for these sorts of things ...
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