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Blumenreich, Megan; Rogers, Bethany L. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016
This article draws on oral history testimonies to examine the experiences of participants in the inaugural 1990 cohort of Teach For America (TFA)--a group of young people dubbed the "best and brightest" of their generation and tasked with "saving" urban education. For 25 years, TFA has operated according to the principle of the…
Descriptors: Oral History, Urban Education, Teaching Experience, Academic Achievement