Why Teach for America isn’t ‘the answer’
This was written by educator Anthony Cody, who worked for 24 years in the Oakland schools, 18 years teaching science at a high-needs school and six years as a mentor and coach of teachers. He is a National Board-certified teacher. A version of this post appeared on hisEducation Week Teacher blog, Living in Dialogue .
In this post Cody refers to a letter from the Coalition for Teaching Quality -- 82 organizations representing civil rights, parent, community, disability, and education advocates -- demanding that Congress re-commit to the objective that all children should have a well-prepared teacher. It was sent as the Senate and House are wrestling with how to rewrite No Child Left Behind, the law formally known as the Elementary