Jennifer Silves Speaks About TFA to RSD Board
Last week, I described the public comment portion of the Renton School District's board meeting on August 22nd.
Below are the comments spoken at that meeting by UniServ Representative Jennifer Silves:
Board President Franceschina, Members of the Board, and Superintendent Heuschel, My name is Jennifer Silves. I am the current WEA UniServ Representative that currently works with the Renton Education Association. I am here today to share with you the concerns and deficiencies that we believe exist with the Teach for America program and why the association would urge you to not consider entering into a contract with this group. A group that shares ties to other pseudo reformers who have pushed for education policy changes around charter schools, parent trigger, and high stakes testing.
First of all it is important that one look beyond just the research provided by Teach for America, as this research has been neither peer reviewed or duplicated by other leading researchers. When looking at the two reports I
Below are the comments spoken at that meeting by UniServ Representative Jennifer Silves:
Board President Franceschina, Members of the Board, and Superintendent Heuschel, My name is Jennifer Silves. I am the current WEA UniServ Representative that currently works with the Renton Education Association. I am here today to share with you the concerns and deficiencies that we believe exist with the Teach for America program and why the association would urge you to not consider entering into a contract with this group. A group that shares ties to other pseudo reformers who have pushed for education policy changes around charter schools, parent trigger, and high stakes testing.
First of all it is important that one look beyond just the research provided by Teach for America, as this research has been neither peer reviewed or duplicated by other leading researchers. When looking at the two reports I