The four
bills would increase the probationary period — the length of time before a teacher is up for tenure — from four to five years; end the
practice of laying teachers off predominately based on seniority; put teachers evaluated as
ineffective back on probation; make it easier to fire teachers for a broader slew of offenses; and limit collective - bargaining rights, barring unions from negotiating areas such as teacher evaluations.
Let's not let this
bill go the way of so many laws past, using valuable taxpayer money to fund unverified and in some cases,
ineffective practices that may not produce the product we intend: Decreasing carbon dioxide.