Read full coverage at The Notebook. Hope Moffett was removed from her Philadelphia classroom two weeks ago, on what looks like a pretext. Most observers connected the disciplinary action to Hope ...
I wrote about the Philly teacher who’d been reassigned for speaking out against a school closing? And a TfA no less? Hope Moffett. She got her letter calling her for a hearing for endangeri...
https://jd2718.org/2011/02/24/follow-ups-on-philly-and-providence/
TfA cloaks their anti-union mission behind sympathetic personal stories. Peel away the hype - the narratives are fake.
(Read The Audacity of Hope on The Notebook) All eyes are on Wisconsin. And rightfully so. But we should not forget what is happening right here in New York, as the bully Mayor and his new Chancel...
https://jd2718.org/2011/02/21/truth-to-power-from-school-to-exile/
New article by Barbara Miner on TFA. Looking Past the Spin: Teach for America – – — — —– ——– ————- ——– —– — — – – And from the Great Lakes Center for...
https://jd2718.org/2010/06/22/4-new-articles-on-teach-for-america-no-more-tfa-here-please/
Real dialogue from yesterday, approximately correct wording: JD: I’m sorry, I can’t evaluate this résumé. You’ll need to get X to look at it. Principal: Why? JD: It’s TFA. I’m opp...
https://jd2718.org/2010/05/28/im-sorry-i-cant-evaluate-this/
This post is part of an intermittent series about improving teacher retention in New York City. See also Lots of winners when teachers stay. What can we do to help? and Advice for old teachers a...
https://jd2718.org/2009/07/20/to-improve-teacher-retention-nyc-should-drop-teach-for-america/