This support for Teacher for America was brought to my attention by a news article listing Tennessee Congressman Steve Cohen F11 Appropriations Requests (Earmarks, which include:
Entity: Teach for America
Address: Teach for America, New York, NY 10018
Amount: $50,000,000
Project Title: Teach for America
Purpose: Teach for America, a national nonprofit with a demonstrated record of success, will use these funds to recruit, select, train, and provide professional development to top recent college graduates of all academic majors who commit two years to teach in our nation’s highest poverty co
Here are Cohen's education priorities, which fall in line with those of the Democratic Party and earn him an A rating from NEA.
For 2010, Cohen's Earmark requests include 42 projects total $125.7 million. His requests for Teach for America are by far the most generous. Stan Katz at Chronicle of Higher Education wonders how much lobbying for these earmarks costs Teach for America.
In February, the Washington Post's Nick Anderson reported on the Teach for America Earmark issue, Duncan questioned on move to cut funding for Teach for America. Duncan says Teach for America could get more from the competitive program he wants, but Teach for America seems to feel a bird in hand is the safer route. Hence Earmarks.
Of interest is how eager Democrats are to make sure Teach for America continues to get truckloads of money.
Here is the list of those in Congress who have expressed written support for even MORE money going to TFA:
House of Representatives
Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ)
Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA)
Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL)
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC)
Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao (R-LA)
Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA)
Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO)
Rep. André Carson (D-IN)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay (D-MO)
Rep. Stephen Cohen (D-TN)
Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
Rep. Joseph Courtney (D-CT)
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL)
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)
Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD)
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY)
Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC)
Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA)
Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA)
Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA)
Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX)
Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)
Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT)
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)
Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ)
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Rep. Henry Johnson (D-GA)
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)
Rep. Larry Kissell (D-NC)
Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA)
Rep. Jim Marshall (D-GA)
Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA)
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-LA)
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ)
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)
Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ)
Rep. David Price (D-NC)
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY)
Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA)
Rep. Mike Ross (D-MS)
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL)
Rep. Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD)
Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
Rep. David Scott (D-GA)
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA)
Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ)
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY)
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Senators
Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL)
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Senators
Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL)
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Source: Teach for America
REAL teachers don't have a prayer in this environment. There isn't a dime's worth of difference between Democrats and Republicans when it comes to public education.
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