Perhaps the flickering flame that has been smoldering under the 'education industry,' the wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberalism, Inc., is finally producing some movement in the right direction!
In California, a suit against tenure, filed on behalf of children not getting their optimal education due to the immobility of senior teachers, may be a stake through the heart of tenure.
"With the help of Students Matter, nine California public school children filed the statewide lawsuit Vergara v. California against the State of California in May 2012 to strike down the laws handcuffing schools from doing what’s best for kids when it comes to teachers."
Vergara v. California Case Summary Students Matter
In NYC, which, I believe, is the largest education barrio in the nation, it seems a different, less drastic approach has been instituted.
1. "City teachers approved for tenure rose to 60% in 2014
Of the 4,662 teachers eligible for tenure in 2014, city officials approved 2,802. About 38% had their tenure decisions extended and 2% were denied outright.
2. Under state law, teachers who complete their probationary period — typically the first three years of teaching — are eligible to be granted tenure by the city."
City teachers tenure approvals rise to 60 in 2014 - NY Daily News
3. Before the cheering begins....the rate is actually slightly higher than last year:
"... up from 53% in 2013, Education Department officials said Friday."
Ibid.
4. On the other hand.....tenure used to be a rubber stamp:
"Tenure at the K-12 level is not earned, but given to nearly everyone. To receive tenure at the university level, professors must show contributions to their fields by publishing research. At the K-12 level, teachers only need to "stick around” for a short period of time to receive tenure. [30] A June 1, 2009 study by the New Teacher Project found that less than 1% of evaluated teachers were rated unsatisfactory. "
Teacher Tenure - ProCon.org
Interesting because a central theme of Liberalism is to never make value judgments about people, equivalency of every variety is acceptable....
...the trend toward actually judging teachers may presage a crack in that wall.
One can only hope.
In California, a suit against tenure, filed on behalf of children not getting their optimal education due to the immobility of senior teachers, may be a stake through the heart of tenure.
"With the help of Students Matter, nine California public school children filed the statewide lawsuit Vergara v. California against the State of California in May 2012 to strike down the laws handcuffing schools from doing what’s best for kids when it comes to teachers."
Vergara v. California Case Summary Students Matter
In NYC, which, I believe, is the largest education barrio in the nation, it seems a different, less drastic approach has been instituted.
1. "City teachers approved for tenure rose to 60% in 2014
Of the 4,662 teachers eligible for tenure in 2014, city officials approved 2,802. About 38% had their tenure decisions extended and 2% were denied outright.
2. Under state law, teachers who complete their probationary period — typically the first three years of teaching — are eligible to be granted tenure by the city."
City teachers tenure approvals rise to 60 in 2014 - NY Daily News
3. Before the cheering begins....the rate is actually slightly higher than last year:
"... up from 53% in 2013, Education Department officials said Friday."
Ibid.
4. On the other hand.....tenure used to be a rubber stamp:
"Tenure at the K-12 level is not earned, but given to nearly everyone. To receive tenure at the university level, professors must show contributions to their fields by publishing research. At the K-12 level, teachers only need to "stick around” for a short period of time to receive tenure. [30] A June 1, 2009 study by the New Teacher Project found that less than 1% of evaluated teachers were rated unsatisfactory. "
Teacher Tenure - ProCon.org
Interesting because a central theme of Liberalism is to never make value judgments about people, equivalency of every variety is acceptable....
...the trend toward actually judging teachers may presage a crack in that wall.
One can only hope.