Tag Archives: Teach for America

“Teach for America” offers Memphis schools the best chance to rebound from recent failures

By Ben | Published: August 1, 2011

Students deserve TFA’s best and brightest, not union re-treads
     On Friday, Memphis City Schools announced that the district had failed to meet its Adequate Yearly Progress targets, as determined by No Child Left Behind.
     The following Monday, 100 Teach for America candidates reported for their first day of work in MCS.
     This is no coincidence. [...]

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Student test scores in Indianapolis prove that teacher seniority means less than ability

By Victor | Published: July 18, 2011

Young “Teach for America” recruits succeed where the rest of the district has failed
 
     When it comes to effective teaching, seniority doesn’t mean squat.
 
     That’s the lesson Hoosiers are learning from the results of student test scores in Indiana’s largest school district, Indianapolis Public Schools.
 
     Last week state officials released the results of their annual [...]

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