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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Daily Kos: Seattle Reconsidering Teach for America

Daily Kos: Seattle Reconsidering Teach for America:


Seattle Reconsidering Teach for America

The Seattle School Board is seriously considering canceling its 3-year contract with Teach for America after only 1 year, according to this piece from 360 Education Solutions, which describes itself as
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The article begins as follows:  
In a long line of criticism and challenges that Teach for America has recently faced, the Seattle School Board is reconsidering its current three-year contract with the organization after its first year with board members questioning the training and effectiveness of teachers from the program as well as the need for them.
 The contract, which was signed in 2010, was instituted because of a perception of a shortage of qualified teachers, something current board members do not necessarily feel is still true.Among the comments by Board members:
“We have many really good teacher training programs in our city that are providing us with a pool of