Ex-Teach For America member changes his mind
I sometimes hear from Teach For America corps members who have lost their early infatuation with the organization but are hesitant to speak out publicly. Here’s the story about one who did from Alexander Russo’s This Week in Educationblog.By Alexander Russo
One of the most interesting characters in the LA education scene is Steve Zimmer (pictured), a Teach For America alum and career teacher who left his classroom to try and be a “bridge” member on the Los Angeles Unified School District board of education, which is still elected.
One of the reasons you hardly ever hear about Zimmer from TFA and others is that, once elected to the board, Zimmer found himself siding with reform critics (and the United