“TEACH FOR AMERICA” And the Quality of Public Education in Target Communities

Katherine A. Tibbetts, PhD writes

Teach for America is not likely to create problems in target schools in the short term and may have a beneficial effect on student achievement if TFA teachers displace less qualified applicants. However, TFA is not a long-term solution to the shortage of well-qualified teachers.

The development of a pool of well-qualified teacher candidates is key to sustained improvement in the quality of education and student achievement.

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