Truth For America

Truth For America is a podcast about Teach For America (TFA) that provides voice to educators, parents, students, and other key stakeholders. Truth For America is co-hosted by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig and Dr. T. Jameson Brewer.

Episode 18 featured Lynn Davenport, a Dallas public school parent. She discusses her research on no-bid contracts, social impact bonds, and how Teach For America corps members use networks to make $$ after they leave the classroom.

Truth For America is sponsored by the Network for Public Education Action.

Copyright permission from REM for use of song "World Leader Pretend" in Truth For America podcast worldwide: www.dropbox.com/s/80jynkybgpz5r29…rmission.pdf?dl=0

Truth For America is a podcast about Teach For America (TFA) that provides voice to educators, parents, students, and other key stakeholders. Truth For America is co-hosted by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig and Dr. T. Jameson Brewer.

Episode 17 features a conversation with Habiba Noor, a San Antonio parent and a former Teach For America corps member. Barb Veltri, Associate Professor at the University of Northern Arizona, also joins as co-host. In the podcast, Habiba discusses her experiences as a Oakland corps member and relays several critical perspectives about TFA— including her fear of having TFA for her own children.

Truth For America is sponsored by the Network for Public Education Action.

Copyright permission from REM for use of song "World Leader Pretend" in Truth For America podcast worldwide: www.dropbox.com/s/80jynkybgpz5r29…rmission.pdf?dl=0

Truth For America is a podcast about Teach For America (TFA) that provides voice to educators, parents, students, and other key stakeholders. Truth For America is co-hosted by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig and Dr. T. Jameson Brewer.

Episode 17 features a conversation with Habiba Noor, a San Antonio parent and a former Teach For America corps member. Barb Veltri, Associate Professor at the University of Northern Arizona, also joins as co-host. In the podcast, Habiba discusses her experiences as a Oakland corps member and relays several critical perspectives about TFA— including her fear of having TFA for her own children.

Truth For America is sponsored by the Network for Public Education Action.

Copyright permission from REM for use of song "World Leader Pretend" in Truth For America podcast worldwide: www.dropbox.com/s/80jynkybgpz5r29…rmission.pdf?dl=0

Truth For America is a podcast about Teach For America (TFA)that provides voice to educators, parents, students, and other key stakeholders. Truth For America is co-hosted by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig and Dr. T. Jameson Brewer.

Episode 16 features a conversation with Lisanne Wirth a former Teach For America national office employee and Julia Campins an attorney with Campins Benham-Baker, a San Francisco Bay Area employment, employee benefits and civil rights law firm. In the podcast, Lisanne discusses a hostile work environment at the TFA national office. She alleges that her efforts on behalf of accessibility, diversity, and inclusiveness led to her termination despite TFA's public statements about being a proponent for equity and access.

Truth For America is sponsored by the Network for Public Education Action.

Copyright permission from REM for use of song "World Leader Pretend" in Truth For America podcast worldwide: www.dropbox.com/s/80jynkybgpz5r29…rmission.pdf?dl=0

Truth For America is a podcast about Teach For America (TFA)that provides voice to educators, parents, students, and other key stakeholders. Truth For America is co-hosted by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig and Dr. T. Jameson Brewer.

Episode 16 features a conversation with Lisanne Wirth a former Teach For America national office employee and Julia Campins an attorney with Campins Benham-Baker, a San Francisco Bay Area employment, employee benefits and civil rights law firm. In the podcast, Lisanne discusses a hostile work environment at the TFA national office. She alleges that her efforts on behalf of accessibility, diversity, and inclusiveness led to her termination despite TFA's public statements about being a proponent for equity and access.

Truth For America is sponsored by the Network for Public Education Action.

Copyright permission from REM for use of song "World Leader Pretend" in Truth For America podcast worldwide: www.dropbox.com/s/80jynkybgpz5r29…rmission.pdf?dl=0

Truth For America is a podcast about Teach For America (TFA)that provides voice to educators, parents, students, and other key stakeholders. Truth For America is co-hosted by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig and Dr. T. Jameson Brewer.

Episode 15 was LIVE at the 2017 Network For Public Education Conference held in Oakland, California. The episode features a conversation with Tina Andres (Southern California Special Education teacher)and Barb Veltri (Northern Arizona University professor). The fireside chat includes a discussion about whether TFA should be kicked out of communities.

Truth For America is sponsored by the Network for Public Education Action.

Copyright permission from REM for use of song "World Leader Pretend" in Truth For America podcast worldwide: www.dropbox.com/s/80jynkybgpz5r29…rmission.pdf?dl=0

Truth For America is a podcast about Teach For America (TFA)that provides voice to educators, parents, students, and other key stakeholders. Truth For America is co-hosted by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig and Dr. T. Jameson Brewer.

Episode 15 was LIVE at the 2017 Network For Public Education Conference held in Oakland, California. The episode features a conversation with Tina Andres (Southern California Special Education teacher)and Barb Veltri (Northern Arizona University professor). The fireside chat includes a discussion about whether TFA should be kicked out of communities.

Truth For America is sponsored by the Network for Public Education Action.

Copyright permission from REM for use of song "World Leader Pretend" in Truth For America podcast worldwide: www.dropbox.com/s/80jynkybgpz5r29…rmission.pdf?dl=0

Truth For America is a podcast about Teach For America (TFA)that provides voice to educators, parents, students, and other key stakeholders. Truth For America is co-hosted by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig and Dr. T. Jameson Brewer.

They are joined in episode 14 by Ian Scott, a former Los Angeles TFA corps member and Dr. Barbara Pazey, Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Texas at Austin. The conversation in this episode explores whether TFA is properly preparing corps members to teach special education. The podcast also discusses the relationship between TFA and charter schools.

Truth For America is sponsored by the Network for Public Education Action.

Copyright permission from REM for use of song "World Leader Pretend" in Truth For America podcast worldwide: www.dropbox.com/s/80jynkybgpz5r29…rmission.pdf?dl=0

Truth For America is a podcast about Teach For America (TFA)that provides voice to educators, parents, students, and other key stakeholders. Truth For America is co-hosted by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig and Dr. T. Jameson Brewer.

They are joined in episode 14 by Ian Scott, a former Los Angeles TFA corps member and Dr. Barbara Pazey, Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Texas at Austin. The conversation in this episode explores whether TFA is properly preparing corps members to teach special education. The podcast also discusses the relationship between TFA and charter schools.

Truth For America is sponsored by the Network for Public Education Action.

Copyright permission from REM for use of song "World Leader Pretend" in Truth For America podcast worldwide: www.dropbox.com/s/80jynkybgpz5r29…rmission.pdf?dl=0

Truth For America is a podcast about Teach For America (TFA)that provides voice to educators, parents, students, and other key stakeholders. Truth For America is co-hosted by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig and Dr. T. Jameson Brewer.

They are joined in episode 13 by Reverend Kyle Boyer, a Philadelphia teacher and former TFA corps member. Where does TFA’s $$$ come from? The conversation in this episode reviews TFA’s financial resources. The podcast also discusses the relationship between TFA’s funding and the agendas of billionaires, foundations, and charters.

Truth For America is sponsored by the Network for Public Education Action.

Copyright permission from REM for use of song "World Leader Pretend" in Truth For America podcast worldwide: www.dropbox.com/s/80jynkybgpz5r29…rmission.pdf?dl=0