The Letter the Seattle School District did not send to local parents about Teach for America (but should have) | Seattle Education

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The Letter the Seattle School District did not send to local parents about Teach for America (but should have)

by seattleducation2011

At last week’s Seattle School Board meeting, backers of Teach for America, Inc. tried to dismiss local parents who question or oppose TFA as a “vocal minority.” In truth, we are informed public school parents who are willing to speak up about our legitimate concerns. If our numbers aren’t (yet) as large as they might be, it’s to great extent because district leadership and others have actively kept district families uninformed about Teach for America, Inc. and how and why it was brought to Seattle.
Before signing a contract with TFA, Inc. why didn’t the Seattle Public School District (SPS) first ask parents if they wanted their kids taught by uncredentialed, inexperienced ‘teachers’ with only five weeks of training and only