Criticism
In recent years, the NYC Teaching Fellows program has been criticized for continuing to recruit teachers despite budget cuts and hiring restrictions in New York City. The NYC Teaching Fellows program recruits Fellows in the subject areas where there are anticipated vacancies and does not guarantee job placement for its Fellows in NYC public schools. With support from the Teaching Fellows office, Fellows are responsible for finding their own positions. As a result, some Fellows begin the school year without full-time teaching positions. Because Fellows benefit from a tuition subsidy from the NYC Department of Education, these Fellows are given a deadline to find positions or face dismissal from the program. June 2009 Fellows who had not secured a position by the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year have until January 15, 2010.
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