Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that the state would put up $3 million to hire inexperienced Teach for America recruits and the Little Rock business community would pledge another $3 million for a total of 2015 TFA.
This investment is supposed to end educational inequity in Arkansas. TFA kids have been teaching in Arkansas since 1991. The achievement gap should be closed pretty soon with so many of these youngsters arriving for their two-year commitments.
At the press conference, there was some confusion about whether TFA would fill vacancies or would replace veteran teachers from local communities.
The governor declined to name the business people who out up the private $3 million.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
So glad to know that the governor is willing to invest in teacher preparation programs……this is simply horrifying.
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So glad to know the governor is wiling to invest in our educator preparation programs….simply appalling…..these kids deserve more than this.
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So private funders will front $3 million to help hire inexperienced 5 week wonders to teach the children of Arkansas. I’ll do it for less and find more experienced people who can truly teach and really advocate for children. Another problem with Clinton Inc. and their legacy.
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My hope is that bright young people will realize that TFA is exploitative by design. It is like working in a turn of the twentieth century sweat shop. TFA is a bad idea designed to union bust by providing cheap, disposable labor. I feel sorry for those that actually fall for they hype. Great news would be that they are unable to snare “the best and brightest” in their low paying disposable job.
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Non-disclosure of who is paying for TFA recruits is rotten, especially if the hires are going teach in “public” schools.
More mischief from the promoters of public-private partnerships. likely the Waltons are paying a big part of the bill.
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So it appears after the USDept of Ed has spent years on policies to harm the teaching profession they are calling on all of us to lift up the teaching profession. Is this the Twilight Zone?
http://blog.ed.gov/
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The big problem with these partnerships is that they allow the private parties to use public funds to enrich themselves while they exploit tax credits and loopholes. The public, private endeavors have used poor students like guinea pigs without any regard for what is best, effective or even humane. Not only have the results been disappointing, it is irresponsible.
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Fraud!
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