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    Teach for America: Deceive and Receive

    Go to the url below and see the Teach for America letters.

    Look for your Congressional representative's name below--and contact him/her.

    blog by Deb

    What would you do if you recently acquired copies of letters circulating around Congress expressing support for doubling the funding for Teach for America (TFA) from 25 to 50 million of your tax payer dollars. The letters show support of Senators and Representatives, most of whom are Democrats. Maybe you'd raise an eyebrow and wonder if Teach for America lives up to the hype expressed in the letters. Maybe you’d wonder why Democrats are all too willing to believe the hype. Maybe you'd tell Congress to do a little investigating before appropriating $50,000,000 to a recruiting firm with no education expertise.

    Wendy Kopp, credited with founding Teach for America, brags about waltzing up to donors, time and time again, asking for a million dollars a pop and getting it. In what fantasy land does that occur? Her adoption by Bill Gates, Eli Broad, and the NewSchools Venture Fund has assured TFA's success. Now it appears that Kopp and her billionaire sugar-daddies are doing the same dance in Congress, only a million dollars this time is chump change. It’s fifty million dollars of your tax money they want so they can supply poor kids sub-standard teachers at a premium price. Read about their failed dealings with Sacramento.

    If you campaigned for Democrats in 2008 thinking they would be the voice of reason and advocate for fully-funded, strong public schools and professional teachers, prepare yourself for more disappointment. The Democrats have prescribed “No Child Left Behind on steroids” for our nations poorest children of color. Teach for America is part of that plan. It believes that poor children don’t deserve professional teachers. Here's what you should know about Teach for America: Teach for America harms children.

    The letters are full of lies. There is no growing body of knowledge that suggests that the teaching of TFA recruits equals or excels the work of professional teachers. TFA recruits are not teachers, and they shouldn't be expected to know how to teach after only six weeks of boot camp provided by TFA staff who themselves are not educators. And we shouldn't be expected to pay them to replace a professional when one is available. There is much evidence that suggests TFA recruits harm children. The evidence on their civic and community involvement shows that Teach for America recruits actually do less than their counterparts who were not hired by TFA. The group of leaders that TFA produces is nothing more than a modern "good ol' boys network" with leaders chosen by disciples of the Billionaire Boys Club. Why should Wendy Kopp, who has no education credentials or experience, be the gatekeeper to education leadership and policy positions. My guess is those new leaders aren’t Democrats or Progressives either. If this is true, the Democrats are unwittingly destroying their own future, not to mention betraying a vital segment of their constituency -- teachers and people (voters) of color.

    Teach for America wants your money, and if you don't let your Senators and Representatives know of your opposition, they are going to get it, lots of it. According to reports, the support has grown to over 100 members of Congress. Below is an acquired partial list. Please contact your Senators and Representatives. Tell them to instead appropriate money to your ailing local schools. Money given to Teach for America is money wasted. Money given to Teach for America takes from the poorest and gives to the rich.

    The vote may take place as soon as this week.

    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. Andre 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. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
    * 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. Rail Grijalva (D-AZ)
    * Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)
    * Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT)
    * Rep. Ruben 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)
    * Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY)

    Senate

    * Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
    * Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)
    * Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
    * Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
    * Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
    * Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL)
    * Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)
    * Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA)
    * Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT)
    * Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL)
    * Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
    * Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC)
    * Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
    * Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
    * Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI)
    * Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
    * Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
    * Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT)
    * Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
    * Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
    * Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
    * Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)
    * Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
    * Sen. Harry Reid, Majority Leader (D-NV)
    * Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY)
    * Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
    * Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
    * Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)

    — blog by Deb
    Great Schools for America
    2010-06-30
    http://greatschoolsforamerica.org/wordpress/?p=165

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