Philip Kovacs: Huntsville Takes a Closer Look at Teach For America's "Research"
Several weeks ago I posted a firsthand report from University of Alabama, Huntsville assistant professor Philip Kovacs, regarding his efforts to get the Hunstville school board to re-examine its decision to spend $1.7 million on bringing Teach For America interns to the public schools there. Huntsville, he pointed out, has laid off 300 teachers over the past two years. Today, Dr. Kovacs takes us on an exploration of the research that TFA offers to justify its aggressive expansion.
Guest post by Philip Kovacs.
Recently I have been exchanging emails with a TFA employee in my city. On my last exchange, I tried to press her to answer at least one of my questions.
"Given the choice, would you see a doctor with 5 weeks of training or