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Read the NEA Today article.
Survey: Today’s teaching force is less experienced, more open to change
By Jackie Mader
Hechinger Report, October 23, 2012
Teacher-Leader Corps Helps Turn Around Schools
By Stephen Sawchuck
Education Week, April 20, 2011
New Teachers are the New Majority
By Celine Coggins & Heather Peske
Education Week, January 19, 2011
Lesson Plan in Boston Schools: Don’t Go It Alone
By Mike Winerip
New York Times, August 8, 2010
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John Lee has committed his career to urban public education and brings a strong track record of entrepreneurial education reform. Previously, John served as the Executive Director of Larchmont Schools, a network of charter schools in Los Angeles. He also served as the Director of Leadership for the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA), where he advised new charter schools on growth, training, establishment of program goals, strategic planning, data-driven decision making and leadership development. Prior to joining CCSA, John was the Founder and Principal of KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory School, a high-performing charter middle school serving students in Lincoln Heights and surrounding communities. In this role, he created a successful academic program and operational infrastructure, created and managed budgets, and recruited and developed staff.
As a Teach for America corps member, John began his career as a social studies teacher in Baltimore, Maryland. John earned his B.A. from UCLA and his M.A. from Johns Hopkins University where he was a learning team leader mentoring teachers on effective teaching strategies in the urban classroom. He also completed the KIPP School Leadership Program, an intensive year-long program that trains individuals to open a KIPP school. John serves on the board of two Los Angeles-area nonprofit organizations and is currently pursuing a doctorate degree at UCLA through the Educational Leadership Program.
Tamara is the T+ Network Coordinator for Teach Plus in Los Angeles. Prior to joining Teach Plus, Tamara taught middle school science and health for three years at a public school in Mid‐City Los Angeles. Tamara’s interest in education policy began as a corps member with Teach For America, and continued when she served as a Policy Fellow at an education trade association in Washington, DC. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies from the University of Southern California, as well as a California State Teaching Credential in secondary science.
