Sentences with phrase «initiatives on teacher tenure»

Proposed ballot initiatives on teacher tenure and the political use of union dues qualified last week for the next statewide elections in California.

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The poll results that Education Next released Tuesday carry mildly glum news for just about every education reformer in the land, as public support has diminished at least a bit for most initiatives on their agendas: merit pay, charter schools, vouchers, and tax credits, Common Core, and even ending teacher tenure.

Here's an example of the high stakes: During the last election cycle, controversial initiatives like Common Core, charter schools, alternate route programs, vouchers and teacher tenure have all been on table for elected boards to consider in Louisiana and other states.

But let us not forget that on February 8, 2012, Governor Dannel «Dan» Malloy, a Democrat, used his State of the State speech to eliminate teacher tenure as part of his corporate education reform industry initiative.

In a recent e-mail interview, Zellmer writes: «It seems that we, as a society, are now spending more and more money on adult to adult initiatives («professional development,» or «coaches,» to name at few) largely because of the strong teacher unions (tenure) and the inability to remove ineffective staff.