How Teach For America became powerful
Teach For America is a big part of the school reform world yet many people don’t understand how it came to become the “next big thing” in U.S. education. Here is an excerpt from a book called “Excellence For All: How a New Breed of Reformers Is Transforming America’s Public Schools,” by Jack Schneider. This part of the book explains the context in which TFA was created and how it became the darling of school reformers. This is long but well worth the read, as is the entire book.Excerpt from Jack Schneider’s “Excellence For All:”
Getting the right teachers in the classroom has been a major part of the school reform agenda for as long as
How Lynn University snagged the presidential debate
How does a small, unknown private university introduce its brand to 65 million people at the same time? If it isLynn University in Florida, it snags the last presidential debate in the 2012 election campaign, and spends a year getting ready for its big moment.
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