Monthly Archives: June 2017

What TFA Tells The New Recruits About ‘The System’

Posted on June 16, 2017 by garyrubinstein

The Teach For America mission statement does not mention the word teacher.  It reads “Our mission is to enlist, develop, and mobilize as many as possible of our nation’s most promising future leaders to grow and strengthen the movement for educational equity … Continue reading →

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TFA Trains Teachers At ‘Failing’ School Led By TFA Alum

Posted on June 12, 2017 by garyrubinstein

‘Failing’ schools are the oxygen of the modern education reform movement.  Up until about 10 years ago with the rise of Democratic education reformers like Arne Duncan, Joel Klein, and TFA alum Michelle Rhee, I hadn’t heard the term much. … Continue reading →

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