If they fail to measure up, district officials have options ranging from firing staff members to shutting down schools. (edweek.org)
The low score largely reflects the failure of states both to reduce bureaucratic barriers to becoming a teacher and to give school administrators greater authority in hiring and firing staff members. (edweek.org)
After 5 consecutive years, schools face restructuring, such as firing staff, privatization, charter school management, state takeover, or other comparable changes; districts face similar sanctions. (fairtest.org)