Arne Duncan: We need gun control, more early childhood education
Education Secretary Arne Duncan made clear in an interview with Bloomberg Radio that he plans to concentrate on early childhood education in President Obama’s second term, and that the country must deal with gun violence now. Here are excerpts provided … Continue reading →
A letter to Teach For America’s Wendy Kopp — and her response
Former Teach For America corps member Gary Rubinstein, who has become a serious critic of the organization for years, wrote an open letter to TFA founder Wendy Kopp, published on Rubinstein’s website, Teach For Us, along with other open letters toschool reformers. He first met Kopp in 1991, when he spoke to her the year he joined TFA. In 1996, he asked her for permission to publish his essays about teaching and she said yes; that collection became his 1999 book “Reluctant Disciplinarian,” which he sent to Kopp. She told him she liked it, and the two have exchanged some emails over the years.
Rubinstein says TFA had a powerful impact on his life, and that is why he keeps writing