Sentences with phrase «seniority over classroom»

These differences may originate in collective bargaining agreements that make it relatively expensive for pilot schools to expand instructional hours and staffing and that favor teacher seniority over classroom effectiveness.

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Like every other public school in the city, Stuyvesant is plagued by bureaucratic regulations and corrosive work rules that favor seniority and paper credentials over a teacher's knowledge and skill in the classroom.

Vergara argues that lifetime tenure — awarded after less than two years in the classroom, dismissal procedures that make it nearly impossible to fire incompetent teachers, and «last in first out» layoff policies that reward seniority over merit, have harmed California's children.

Last week, unionized teachers in Chicago walked out of their classrooms for the first time in 25 years in a strike over proposals similar to Obama's, including revamped teacher evaluations and ending job security based only on seniority.