Teacher tenure is under increased attack
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NYC awards tenure to fewer teachers under overhaul
New York City has slashed the number of public-school instructors receiving tenure this year--part of an effort to link teacher advancement to student performance, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced…
G.O.P. governors take aim at teacher tenure
Seizing on a national anxiety over poor student performance, many governors are taking aim at a bedrock tradition of public schools: teacher tenure, reports the New York Times.
LA judge limits seniority-based teacher layoffs
A judge on Friday approved a sweeping overhaul of how teachers are laid off in what education reformers hail as a landmark decision to keep more effective instructors…
Teacher-tenure standards raised
The city Department of Education changed its tenure policy yesterday with new rules designed to weed out its bad teachers and reward its best ones with jobs for…