Teach For America Counter-Narratives

Teach For America Counter-Narratives: Alumni Speak Up and Speak Out (ISBN 1433128764) is an edited book containing 20 counter-narratives about Teach For America (TFA). The volume was edited by T. Jameson Brewer and Kathleen deMarrais and was published by Peter Lang in June 2015.^[1][2]

First edition

Each chapter, written by TFA alumni, sheds new light on the once-celebrated organization. With narratives covering the entire span of TFA's 25 years of operations, the chapters are organized into three broad categories: (1) TFA's Recruitment, Training, and Support Structure; (2) TFA's Approach to Diversity; and (3) TFA's Approach to Criticism and Critics.^[3]

Recognition and stories

Teach For America Counter-Narratives has been featured in the following: National Public Radio (NPR),^[4] NPR Illinois,^[5] NonProfit Quarterly,^[6] The Washington Post,^[7] The Huffington Post,^[8] Esther Cepeda's Nationally Syndicated Column,^[9] AlterNet,^[10] The Daily Beast,^[11] Living in Dialogue,^[12] Jacobin,^[13] Atlanta Backstar,^[14] and The Chronicle of Philanthropy.^[15] Teach For America Counter-Narratives was also listed as one of Teaching for Change's Favorite Books of 2015.^[16]

References

1. Teach For America Counter-Narratives: Alumni Speak Up and Speak Out. Peter Lang Publishing Inc. 2015-06-28. ISBN 9781433128769.
2. "Teach For America Counter-Narratives". www.peterlang.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
3. "Teach For America Counter-Narratives". T. Jameson Brewer. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
4. "2 Teach For America Alums Say TFA Has Big Problems When It Comes To Race". NPR.org. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
5. "Teach For America Alums Speak Out". wuis.org. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
6. "Growth Lessons for Nonprofits from Teach For America". Nonprofit Quarterly. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
7. Strauss, Valerie (2015-07-10). "'Good Intentions Gone Bad' — excerpt from new book about Teach For America". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
8. "Calling Out Teach for America's Myths". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
9. "Cepeda: A disturbing portrait of Teach for America". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
10. Millen, Jessica (2015-08-18). "The Teach For America Bait and Switch: From 'You'll Be Making a Difference' to 'You're Making Excuses'". AlterNet. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
11. Allen, Samantha (2015-08-27). "Is Teach for America Flunking Out?". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
12. "Teach For America Counter-narratives: Two Alumni Books Reframe the Discourse - Living in Dialogue". Living in Dialogue. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
13. "Taking on TFA | Jacobin". www.jacobinmag.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
14. Otiko, Manny. "Former TFA Corps Member Stands by Allegations Made in His Book, Organization Says it Has Worked To Improve Diversity". Atlanta Blackstar. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
15. "Teach for America Debate Sharpens as Education Corps Shrinks". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
16. "Teaching for Change's Favorite Books of 2015 | Teaching for Change Bookstore". www.tfcbooks.org. Retrieved 2016-01-13.