Focus is now on teacher performance instead of union preference
The new tenure rules signed into law yesterday by Gov. Rick Snyder inject much-needed accountability into the state’s public school system.
Under the new laws, teacher tenure will be more difficult to attain and more challenging to retain. That is how it should be.
Lawmakers [...]
New Hampshire is alone among New England states in demanding quality instruction
Congratulations to New Hampshire state officials, who had the courage to ignore union pressure and increase the number of years it takes for teachers to gain tenure.
K-12 teachers must now serve in the same district for five years to gain tenure protection, [...]
The pending agreement between state lawmakers in the House and Senate to raise the standard for teacher tenure strikes an acceptable middle ground for education reformers and the teachers.
The bill, which still needs approval from both legislative chambers, would require teachers to serve five years as an at-will employee with the same district before [...]
Taxpayers forced to pay salary of teacher accused of sex crimes
The Sacramento school district paid a teacher $87,000 over 14 months as school and police officials investigated allegations that he sexually abused children. That includes $347 per day for two weeks he was in the Sacramento County jail awaiting trial on charges of sex [...]
Torturous tenure process makes cash-strapped schools eager to settle
Let the following be Exhibit A in the case of how teacher tenure is a destructive force in Michigan’s public education system:
Today’s Jackson Citizen Patriot reports, “A former Stockbridge High School teacher accused of threatening to kill the principal signed a severance agreement that will [...]
