Teach for America: The Money Just Keeps Rolling In
Teach for America and Walmart - it kind of says it all, no?
The Walton Foundation (the folks who brought us Walmart) just fattened TFA's coffers with a nearly $50M grant to "double the size of Teach for America's national teaching corps over the next three years." What's hilarious is that TFA isn't building a teaching corps. Here's what Wendy Kopp, the dark lord of TFA, had to say:
With this critical investment, Teach for America will be able to develop more of our talented recent college graduates and professionals to become longterm champions of educational equity and excellence," said Wendy Kopp, Teach for America's founder and CEO, in a statement. "The support and partnership is a vital part of Teach for America's effort to expand our network of corps members and alumni, who are dedicated to improving educational outcomes for children in our urban and rural communities."
Did she say anything about a teaching corps? No, she didn't. It's about expanding their "network of corps
The Walton Foundation (the folks who brought us Walmart) just fattened TFA's coffers with a nearly $50M grant to "double the size of Teach for America's national teaching corps over the next three years." What's hilarious is that TFA isn't building a teaching corps. Here's what Wendy Kopp, the dark lord of TFA, had to say:
With this critical investment, Teach for America will be able to develop more of our talented recent college graduates and professionals to become longterm champions of educational equity and excellence," said Wendy Kopp, Teach for America's founder and CEO, in a statement. "The support and partnership is a vital part of Teach for America's effort to expand our network of corps members and alumni, who are dedicated to improving educational outcomes for children in our urban and rural communities."
Did she say anything about a teaching corps? No, she didn't. It's about expanding their "network of corps