Teach for America infuses charter schools
A funny thing happened on the way to Teach for America trying to give Milwaukee Public Schools an infusion of idealism and energy from some of the best and brightest of America's college graduates:
MPS ran out of jobs for them and for a lot of other young, promising teachers.
So instead, Teach for America's Milwaukee work this year involves infusing itself mostly into charter schools and private schools in the publicly funded voucher program.
In the big picture, you can argue this doesn't make much difference: The corps members, as TFA teachers are called, are still working with thousands of the city's students who need good teachers.
In terms of the individual teachers involved, it doesn't make too much difference either, at least in many
