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TFA’s partnership with the University of Minnesota sets Gopher state hearts aflutter
By Sarah Lahm,EduShyster Academy
Big news from the Gopher state: the University of Minnesota and Teach for America are one step closer to sealing the deal on their new partnership! It won’t be long before young TFAers can be found strolling the not-necessarily-elite-but-still-impressive grounds of Minnesota’s premier public institution of higher learning: the U of M. A little education reform with that jello shot?
Star searchRest assured, doubters. This won’t be just any TFA partnership with a publicly-funded university. Instead, UMinn is rigorizing those who need it most: temporary classroom teachers. The TFA recruits who make it into the U of M program will go through, not one, but two rounds of exclusive *best and brightest* tests. Their first challenge: getting accepted into TFA (score!). But do they have the chops to make it into U of M’s specialized, alternative pathway to the top? Think of the process as akin to *Star Search* for the educrat set: big, Super Star U | EduShyster: