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Old 08-04-2011, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by oncegreek View Post
I have not worked with any TFA teachers personally, so I cannot comment upon their effectiveness. However, in the present economy, with so many fully credentialed, well-qualified teachers unemployed, why would any district hire from the TFA corps? In California alone, there are thousands of laid-off teachers.
Contracts.

My old district in AZ had like a 5 year contract with TFA and were only like 2 years into their new contract when the economy tanked and teachers had to be laid off. They would pay more to cancel the contract with TFA then to just continue with the contract.
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