Sentences with phrase «scale firing of teachers»

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Former DC Chancellor of Schools Michelle Rhee has gained national attention for her tough but controversial reform policies focused on large - scale firing of DC teachers.

Three months ago, Tennessee Schools Director Jesse Register announced he was to fire 63 Tennessean teachers, of 195 total who for two consecutive years scored lowest (i.e., a 1 on a scale of 1 to 5) in terms of their overall «value - added» (as based on 35 % EVAAS, 15 % related «student achievement,» and 50 % observational data).

When Michelle Rhee, then chancellor of the D.C. public schools, announced a radical plan to rate teachers» effectiveness on a numerical scale, then fire the worst and give the best huge pay hikes, even her staff wondered whether it could possibly work.

The fact that police, fire, and soldiers were cited as examples of scaled salaries is a prime example of why schools should be able to set individual pay based on performance: the job of teacher is more technical, requires more education, and the results make more of a difference in society.

Teachers who are stripped of tenure could be fired, or an arbitrator could decide to keep a teacher from progressing on the pay scale.