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A bargain of a bill in Illinois?
- 04-25-2011
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By Sean Cavanagh/Education Week
A measure working its way through the Illinois’ Statehouse would make big changes to teachers’ job protections and collective bargaining rights. But unlike in some other states, unions actually helped shape the plan, rather than protest it in the streets. The measure, approved 59-0 by the Democratic-controlled Senate this month, would require districts to consider performance and job qualifications, not just seniority, in decisions on teacher layoffs and recalls. It also would create a streamlined process for districts in Illinois, traditionally a union stronghold, to dismiss tenured teachers. And it would set new requirements for teachers to receive positive evaluations before they’re granted tenure—with the possibility of accelerated tenure for educators with sterling reviews. (more...)
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