Monthly Archives: October 2012

How TFA Became So Powerful

Posted on October 23, 2012 by chungatest

Two recent articles investigate how TFA became such a powerful organization.  The first comes from Alex Russo entitled Left Out of No Child Left Behind:  Teach for America’s Outsized Influence on Alternative Certification, which looks at how TFA became a … Continue reading →

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Teach For America Burned Me Out

Posted on October 1, 2012 by chungatest

TFA alum Adi Elbaz describes her brutal experience as a TFA teacher in Teach for America Burned Me Out.   While it’s clear the school she taught at has many problems, it’s also clear that TFA is, at best, a stop … Continue reading →

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