Teach For America’s paradoxical diversity initiative: Race, policy, and Black teacher displacement in urban schools

This article examines the paradox of Teach For America’s diversity gains and its support for policies that contribute to Black teacher decline in urban communities. TFA has countered claims that its expansion is connected to teacher displacement, but its two-pronged structure—as an alternative certi...

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Main Author:	Terrenda C. White
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Arizona State University 2016-02-01
Series:	Education Policy Analysis Archives
Subjects:	diversity Black teachers displacement turnover Teach For America, teachers of color
Online Access:	https://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/2100

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spelling	doaj-e473ed1a358f4f4fa7cc53b7a2606de02020-11-25T03:51:03ZengArizona State UniversityEducation Policy Analysis Archives1068-23412016-02-0124010.14507/epaa.24.21001459Teach For America’s paradoxical diversity initiative: Race, policy, and Black teacher displacement in urban schoolsTerrenda C. White0University of Colorado-BoulderThis article examines the paradox of Teach For America’s diversity gains and its support for policies that contribute to Black teacher decline in urban communities. TFA has countered claims that its expansion is connected to teacher displacement, but its two-pronged structure—as an alternative certification program and an influential policy actor via its leadership model for education reform—requires a critical analysis of the impact of its policy commitments on Black teachers. I propose steps to better align TFA’s policy orientations with its diversity values by leveraging TFA’s policy influence to support better working conditions for teachers in urban schools, democratic school turnarounds, and teacher organizing linked to broad social justice movements.https://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/2100diversityBlack teachersdisplacementturnoverTeach For America, teachers of color
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title	Teach For America’s paradoxical diversity initiative: Race, policy, and Black teacher displacement in urban schools
title_short	Teach For America’s paradoxical diversity initiative: Race, policy, and Black teacher displacement in urban schools
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description	This article examines the paradox of Teach For America’s diversity gains and its support for policies that contribute to Black teacher decline in urban communities. TFA has countered claims that its expansion is connected to teacher displacement, but its two-pronged structure—as an alternative certification program and an influential policy actor via its leadership model for education reform—requires a critical analysis of the impact of its policy commitments on Black teachers. I propose steps to better align TFA’s policy orientations with its diversity values by leveraging TFA’s policy influence to support better working conditions for teachers in urban schools, democratic school turnarounds, and teacher organizing linked to broad social justice movements.
topic	diversity Black teachers displacement turnover Teach For America, teachers of color
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Teach For America’s paradoxical diversity initiative: Race, policy, and Black teacher displacement in urban schools

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