According to Nurnberg, these energetic and motivated teachers tend to stay involved with education after their two-year stint with Teach for America elapses. He said 65 percent remain active in the field. Our alumni have become a movement in education. They continue to advocate for students. The Teach for America movement has not impressed everyone.
Some educators criticize the amount of training provided corps members.
Few come into the program with formal teacher training and receive a five-week crash course on teaching strategies before being sent out to learn on the job. A recent study, however, found that 75 percent of school principals rate corps members better than other beginning teachers in their school and nearly two-thirds rate them higher than the school's overall faculty. One in three principals say the downside of having corps members is that they leave too soon. These teachers are making an immediate impact on kids who would not otherwise have an opportunity for a quality education. Teach for America tries to level the playing field for all kids.