The NCTQ authors write, «State law dictates how
often teachers must be evaluated, when teachers can earn
tenure, the benefits they'll receive, and even the
rules for firing a teacher.»
The «one page
rule» developed in a different time - a time of extremely stable careers, when hiring was
often based more on existing relationships than aggressive recruiting strategies, and when 10, 20, or 30 year
tenures were the
rule - not the exception.