TFA And Charters

Washington Post ed board weighs-in on Teach For America pegged to their alumni summit. A lot of energy at the summit and a lot of alums…congrats Wendy Kopp.

In the NYT, David Brooks calls for bigger ideas and real innovation from both political parties and gives a shout out to charter schools:

I hate the forces of the education establishment, which protects its system even though after years and billions spent, African-American students still graduate from high schools at academic levels four years behind their white peers. But I love the charter schools and the forces of reform.

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