Sunday, June 21, 2009

Cuts cost L.A. Unified its Teach for America instructors for next year

Cuts cost L.A. Unified its Teach for America instructors for next year
The district, facing a steep budget shortfall, says it won't be able to afford new teachers from the program, which places college graduates in low-income schools.

The financially strapped Los Angeles Unified School District says it cannot afford to hire any new teachers next year from Teach for America, a prestigious program that places high-achieving college graduates in low-income, underperforming schools.