Teach for America and Boston Teacher Residency programs

O'Connell:
encourage people to try out education
"in hopes that we find that people who don't usually" try education
Boone
has met with representation
Monfredo
"let's be very cautious about hiring people without experience"
"I wouldn't hire a TFA applicant over a teacher with experience"
Novick
a 20 year experiment on, largely, poor children of color (again)
do about as well as any other other untrained person with no background in education:
BUT WE DON'T HIRE THOSE PEOPLE IN WORCESTER
moreover, each TFA member costs the district an additional $5000/person
also depress reading scores of their pupils
motion to split
TFA passes 6-1
Boston Teacher Residency unanimous