teacher tenure

California teacher tenure laws penalize students, parents sue

Parents of 7 South Bay children are suing the Alum Rock School District claiming that teacher tenure laws deprive their children of the...

The growing need for addressing education reform

During the first two years of the Chris Christie administration in New Jersey, education has been a much talked about subject. Often times, though,...

A Teacher's Dream

This essay was written in August of 2011. It has been distributed by the Editor in Chief of NAfME to the Florida Department of Education, Governor...

Back to School? #3 of 5 Ways Your Kid’s Education Is Being Gutted

While students get back to the school routine this week, teachers likely reported for work over a week ago to get ready for the new students and a...

Uprising in the teacher ranks

Moi posted about Educators 4 Excellence in New Teachers Group: Educators for Excellence Is GrowingYoav Gonen has a report in the New York Post...

New laws involving workers go into effect

On July 1, Florida laws went into effect that change how many Florida working people are paid and evaluated.All Florida public employees who are...

Teacher Tenure in Missouri

During the most recent state session the issue of repealing teacher tenure was a hot topic. Luckily these bills have not made it to the senate...

Education victory in Alabama: tenure and fair dismissal now the law

Education reform in Alabama took agiant step forward as the House of Representatives gave final passage to the “Students First” tenure...

Teacher tenure bill goes to governor

Governor Robert Bentley will decide if new rules to fire teachers will become law.The Alabama House of Representatives Wednesday night decided to...

New program for evaluating teachers to slowly be rolled out

It was roughly a month ago when Governor Chris Christie unveiled a legislative package that targeted addressing and reforming teacher tenure in the...