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Seniority rules, but do students lose?
- 12-03-2010
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KPCC (audio)
In the most recent installment of the L.A. Times’ “Grading the Teachers” series another long standing union practice comes under fire—seniority. The Times analyzed eight years worth of value-added test score data and found that 200 effective teachers were laid off to spare their more senior-- and in some cases less effective--counterparts. The teacher’s union argues that until teacher evaluations can be standardized, seniority is the only fair way to go. But if seniority rules and young successful teachers get the pink slip, who wins? Is there a fair way to determine which teachers get the boot when times are tight? (more…)
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