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Obama renews call to remove underperforming teachers, lengthen school year
- 09-28-2010
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By Peter Nicholas/Los Angeles Times
President Obama on Monday renewed his call to purge public schools of underperforming teachers and lengthen the school year so that the U.S. keeps pace with other advanced countries. “We've got to be able to identify teachers who are doing well [and] teachers who are not doing well. We've got to give them the support and the training to do well," Obama said in an interview on NBC's "Today" show. "And, ultimately, if some teachers aren't doing a good job, they've got to go.'' The president's comments echoed some of his earlier remarks as well as comments made by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. The Obama administration has made teacher evaluation one of the centerpieces of its "Race to the Top" education reform funding. (more…)
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