Remember, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan once said Katrina was the best thing for education "reform" efforts.
Best for whom, Arne? Dingbat Duncan later apologized, but it was too little, too late.
Same is true for New Orleans:
As with so much else that defines the post-Katrina school system, the group's ubiquity in New Orleans sets the city apart, but also places it squarely at the center of national debate over the future of the teaching profession. With its profile in Louisiana growing, the same questions that have dogged the group since its founding are echoing loudly around the state.
Do its members ever stick around past their two-year teaching commitment? Are they really prepared for the grinding challenges of an inner-city classroom? And what makes TFA alumni, with only two or three years teaching experience and no formal degree in education, fit for the most important education jobs in the state?
Of course these people are unqualified and many unfit for the teaching profession. But hey, who cares about a bunch of African American kids, as the "public" schools in NOLA are comprised mostly of minorities anyway?
Where in the hell are the court challenges against this program which is obviously racist in its implementation?
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