Backed by powerful teachers unions, Democrats are pushing to ban Teach For America from California amid a wave of teacher’s strikes and a heated debate over charter schools in the nation’s most populous state
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It doesn’t help that during a recent teacher strike in Oakland — which followed a teacher walkout in Los Angeles and garnered support from national figures ranging from NBA star Stephen Curry to The stakes are higher now, says Matthew Hardy, spokesman for the California Federation of Teachers, pointing to momentum built by teachers across the state demanding lower class sizes, better salaries and more support staff. Sacramento teachers announced Tuesday that they, too, plan to walk out next week.
The competitive program, which has a 15 percent acceptance rate, does not require its members to have a background in education. Instead, it puts high-achievers through at least five weeks of a summer training program before placing them in a classroom. Moreover, TFA teachers have been influential in education policy overhaul efforts that have opened public schools to private competition.
Jennings said the organization’s affiliation with the charter school movement is misguided, and that the timing of the bill is no coincidence.
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