Category Archives: students_speak
Spurred on by USAS, college students across country speak up against TFA
United Students Against Sweatshops kicked off its second annual Teach for America Truth Tour at numerous colleges, urging the removal of “the organization from our campuses unless they make some important reforms.” The effort at Harvard received notable national attention … Continue reading
“TFA Truth Tour” Exposing Dark Side of Corporate Education Reform
The United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) has launched a “TFA Truth Tour” to expose the dark side of corporate education reform. “The tour will visit 15 campuses to expose the truth about TFA: not only does it fail to prepare … Continue reading
#ResistTFA tops charts in Twitterverse
The #ResistTFA Twitter chat hit the top of Twitter trending charts on Feb 17th. The chat was organized by Students United for Public Education (SUPE) as part of their Students Resisting TFA campaign, but garnered strong and enthusiastic support from … Continue reading
More college students speaking out against TFA
TFA has become perhaps the biggest recruiter on campus at many colleges across the country. This isn’t surprising given the job market these days and the enormous money TFA spends marketing itself on college campuses. But more and more college … Continue reading
Resources taking a critical look at TFA
Part of the reason I started this site is because most critical content on TFA was scattered in various nooks and crannies on the web. This site allowed me to collect links to this info in one convenient place and … Continue reading
Middlebury students urge classmates to Reconsider TFA
A group of students a Middlebury College is urging their follow students to reconsider joining TFA and instead find other ways of getting involved in education. They note that “TFA is “deprofessionalizing” the teaching profession” and that rather than challenging … Continue reading
Support Students Resisting Teach for America
Students United for Public Education (SUPE) is kicking off its first on-the-ground national campaign: Students Resisting Teach for America. “For years, college campuses across the country have been the core recruiting ground for Teach for America (TFA). For many soon-to-be … Continue reading
Organizing Resistance to TFA
On July 14th, there will be an Organizing Resistance to TFA Summit. This summit is led by many TFA alums and is part of the inspiring Free Minds, Free People conference.
TFA under fire: Student, Educator, TFA-alum, and media criticism of TFA
Graduate student John Speer writes how TFA is Detrimental to Impoverished Kids. He concludes by stating, “If you are seriously concerned with the work that needs to be done in schools, get a degree in education and commit yourself … Continue reading
A Student, Future Teacher, and Educational Equity Activist’s Critique on Teach For America
Stephanie Rivera is a student at Rutgers University studying Education and English. As she tells it, at one time “TFA was my life-long goal the second I discovered it my freshmen year in college.” In A Student, Future Teacher, and … Continue reading
Reconsidering TFA 