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Tenure not quite automatic in L.A.
- 02-11-2010
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Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess
Embarrassed by a Los Angeles Times story revealing teacher tenure has been all but automatic in Los Angeles Unified, the district is tripling the number of probationary teachers who will be fired this year. The extra scrutiny will help weed out bad teachers before they gain due process rights that make it very difficult to fire teachers for poor performance. But L.A. Unified’s ability to identify effective teachers is still hampered, as in many districts, by a poor evaluation process and a problematic, two-year probationary period. The district is in the process of changing the former, but only the Legislature or voters can fix the latter. The 110 teachers who will be let go will comprise only 6 percent of non-tenured teachers, according to the Times. (more...)
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