I received the following article from a current high-level administrative employee at Teach for America. The organization is undergoing a major shake-up. He wanted us to know what was happening behind the scenes. He must remain anonymous, for obvious reasons.

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March 17, 2016

Turmoil at Teach For America: Rounds of layoffs, leadership exodus imminent

Teach For America (TFA) is laying off employees from its national and regional staff.

CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard announced on February 29 that 250 TFA staff positions will be eliminated, calling the cuts “painful” in an internal TFA employee webcast. She said 100 new positions will also be created, leaving the net job loss at 150.

Despite the flashy celebration at TFA’s 25^th Anniversary Summit held in Washington D.C. last month, TFA did not meet its recruiting target for the second year in a row.

2015 was the first time in its history that…