Sentences with phrase «protect tenure for all teachers»

Not exact matches

The policy analysis showed that in districts across the United States, tenure continues to protect ineffective veteran teachers from performance - based dismissal, the shortest possible timeline for dismissing such a teacher is unreasonably protracted, and dismissal is vulnerable to challenge.

Shanker supported tenure protections for teachers after a three - or four - year probationary period because he believed that it was an important tool for attracting high - quality teachers and protecting academic freedom.

That process will allow the lawsuits» supporters to publicize embarrassing facts about incompetent teachers protected by tenure and generate momentum for reform in the legislature.

«We are proud of the steps New York City has taken in recent years to strengthen tenure but we also recognize that we still don't have a fully fair, efficient system that protects teachers and students,» said April Rose, a fourth grade teacher in Queens, N.Y. «Our vision for tenure is to set a high bar and a clear process, and in doing so, allow district and school leaders to focus on more pressing concerns like reducing attrition among educators in their first few years and creating safe, supportive school environments.»

As for tenure: 89 % of teachers agree that tenure should reflect evaluations of teacher effectiveness, 92 % say tenure should not protect ineffective teachers, and 80 % say that tenure should be periodically re-evaluated.

And yes, tenure protects teachers from being unfairly punished for controversial political views (although that protection is probably more aptly applied to college professors).

Some models do add new costs, for such things as purchasing technology; making facilities and furniture changes in existing schools; transitioning pay discrepancies for some tenured or contract - protected teachers; or obtaining design assistance to choose and tailor reach models.

Buncombe County explores how it can protect career status for all of its eligible teachers, in spite of a state mandate requiring that 25 percent of teachers give up tenure rights this fall.

Analysts at the Fordham Foundation created a rubric for gauging the difficulty of firing ineffective teachers based on these three metrics: Does tenure protect veteran teachers from performance - based dismissal?

They have called for basing teacher tenure on student performance and abolishing «last - in, first - out,» which protects senior teachers in layoffs.