Staples Grad Speaks About NYC Teaching Challenges

David Bram Nitkin, a 2003 Staples High School graduate and Yale University Class of 2007, addressed the Westport Rotary Club today on his experiences as a teacher at a Bronx, N.Y. middle school where he is a member of the Teach For America program. He said the biggest obstacle to keeping kids from being successful in the New York City public schools is the inefficiencies of the education system. “There is no accountability for teacher performance,” he said.  (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com