As anyone who follows this blog—or who has sat in on any of my university lectures, for that matter—knows, I am a big fan of Teach for America (TFA). And in this—its 20th anniversary year—it’s getting a lot of justly deserved attention in the media, both mainstream and new. But along with all the praise, [...]
Naomi Schaefer Riley at the Wall Street Journal brings us the latest on Teacher for America (TFA) in her interview with TFA founder Wendy Kopp. Teach for America has two goals. One is to place talented (though usually not credentialed) teachers in some of the lowest performing schools in the country. The second is to [...]
Sam Dillon at the NYT reports on the cost of trying to turn around a failing school. Readers of Donna Foote’s Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America will remember the problems at LA’s Locke High School, a school that has been described as the worst of the worst high schools [...]
The Washington Post‘s Michael Gerson wrote approvingly about Teach for America (TFA) and the wonders it’s working in some of the poorest and most under-performing schools. He focused on a DC school in the Trinidad neighborhood. Principal Cartland is a Teach for America alumnus. Two years ago he was asked by D.C. public schools Chancellor [...]