wow, tenure changed in a blue state?
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:10 pm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100612/ap_ ... g_teachers
Great news, hard to believe. Let's see if it actually goes into effect in 2014 like written. I think many unions are giving ground these days because they don't want a damaging public fight over their pensions and wages and protections in the middle of a recession.
This last paragraph is interesting...
"Margaret Bobb, an earth science teacher at Denver's East High School, said bad teachers are often quietly coached out of their jobs by administrators, avoiding the protracted tenure dismissal process. She contends tenure is still needed to prevent good teachers from being dismissed for running afoul of administrators and to prevent experienced — and more expensive — teachers from being let go by cash-strapped districts. "
Why shouldn't "cash strapped" school districts be able to let go experienced and expensive teachers? If they are cash strapped and can't let go of the expensive teachers, what do they have to cut instead? New text books, field trips, have larger class rooms?
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/12/nyreg ... nsion.html
in related news, NY wants to borrow 6 billion from the state pension fund to make the required yearly payment to the same state pension fund. Also hillarious is the statement that the plan expects an 8% return yearly on its investments, but the loan is only going to pay 5% interest. Why yes, that will cause a future fund shortfall.
Great news, hard to believe. Let's see if it actually goes into effect in 2014 like written. I think many unions are giving ground these days because they don't want a damaging public fight over their pensions and wages and protections in the middle of a recession.
This last paragraph is interesting...
"Margaret Bobb, an earth science teacher at Denver's East High School, said bad teachers are often quietly coached out of their jobs by administrators, avoiding the protracted tenure dismissal process. She contends tenure is still needed to prevent good teachers from being dismissed for running afoul of administrators and to prevent experienced — and more expensive — teachers from being let go by cash-strapped districts. "
Why shouldn't "cash strapped" school districts be able to let go experienced and expensive teachers? If they are cash strapped and can't let go of the expensive teachers, what do they have to cut instead? New text books, field trips, have larger class rooms?
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/12/nyreg ... nsion.html
in related news, NY wants to borrow 6 billion from the state pension fund to make the required yearly payment to the same state pension fund. Also hillarious is the statement that the plan expects an 8% return yearly on its investments, but the loan is only going to pay 5% interest. Why yes, that will cause a future fund shortfall.