TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jameson T. Brewer
AU  - Kathleen deMarrais
PY  - 2015
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 1947-5985
SN  - 9781453915561
TI  - Teach For America Counter-Narratives
T2  - Alumni Speak Up and Speak Out
DO  - 10.3726/978-1-4539-1556-1
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1118293
N2  - In its twenty-five years of existence, Teach For America (TFA) has transformed from an organization based on a perceived need to ameliorate a national teacher shortage to an organization that seeks to systematically replace traditional fully-certified teachers while simultaneously producing alumni who are interested in facilitating neoliberal education reform through elected political positions. From its inception, TFA has had its share of critics; yet criticism of the organization by its own members and alumni has largely been silenced and relegated to the margins.  This book – the first of its kind – provides alumni of TFA with the opportunity to share their insight on the organization. And perhaps more importantly, this collection of counter-narratives serves as a testament that many of the claims made by TFA are, in fact, myths that ultimately hurt teachers and students. No longer will alumni voices be silenced in the name of corporate and neoliberal education reform.
KW  - TFA, Teacher Organisation, corporate education, neoliberal
LA  - English
ER  -