Sentences with phrase «seniority policies of states»

But unless newly hired teachers are protected from the rigid seniority policies of states and school districts, many of these improvement efforts will fail, and the money will be wasted.

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg has urged the state to repeal the seniority - based firing policy ahead of major teacher layoffs.

The new timeline is a win for Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has spent recent months vigorously lobbying to replace the state's «Last in, first out» seniority - based teacher firing policy with one based on merit ahead of a massive layoff plan.

States and districts can establish a policy of «mutual consent» that gives principals the right to choose their own teachers... States and districts can eliminate seniority - based layoffs, which should consider effectiveness instead, and make it easier to transfer or remove ineffective teachers who can not improve.»