Today the ACT Government announced it is cutting ties with the Teach for Australia (TFA) program, introduced in 2009 by then-education minister Julia Gillard, citing concerns over value for money and retention rates.
ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry said she was concerned about the low retention of participants in the teaching workforce compared to the investment required to collaborate with the program.
The program was designed to help fast-track people from non-teaching careers and degrees into schools in low socio-economic and regional areas.