Teach for America suffers a setback

The Minnesota Board of Teaching on Friday turned down a request by Teach for America-Twin Cities for temporary licenses for its members. Earlier, Gov. Mark Dayton had vetoed more than $1 million in funding for Teach for America.

We speak about the developments with Crystal Brakke, executive director of Teach for America-Twin Cities.

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