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Teach For America Elaborates Its Response to NEA Criticism
In an email newsletter dispatched to alumni, Teach For America officials said they were "deeply disappointed" by a recent National Education Association resolution opposing TFA efforts—but they also vowed to engage more with professional associations.
It's the alternative certification route's most explicit response so far to the NEA slap, which you may remember took place at the union's Representative Assembly earlier this month. At the convention, delegates took a strong stance against the program, saying they opposed TFA contracts in districts "where there is no teacher shortage or when districts use TFA agreements to reduce teacher costs, silence union ...
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