Monthly Archives: February 2019

TFA Celebrates New Research That Suggests That Corps Members Are Ineffective Teachers

Posted on February 22, 2019 by garyrubinstein

Over the years there have been various studies comparing the ‘effectiveness’ of TFA teachers to non-TFA teachers.  Though these studies are based on the results from standardized tests that may or may not be appropriate for this purpose, the results … Continue reading →

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Does TFA (Illegally) Take A Side On Recent Teacher Strikes?

Posted on February 11, 2019 by garyrubinstein

When teachers in a school district decide to go on strike, Teach For America corps members who teach in public schools in that district have a decision to make.  This happened in the 2012 Chicago strike, the recent Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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