Controversial “Teach for America” Back on the Agenda for Seattle’s Schools
Teach for America, Inc. was back on the agenda at last night’s Seattle Public School Board meeting.
The district already has an undated (draft? final?) contract between TFA, Inc. and Seattle Public Schools ready to be signed by TFA, Inc.’s Managing Director Janis Ortega and Seattle Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson.
Community input? Zero.
Public demand for short-term new college grads with only five weeks of training to teach in the district’s public schools? Zero.
Seattle Public Schools have laid off teachers two years in a row. There is no shortage of qualified teachers