from The Volokh Conspiracy
8.19.10
Washington needs to make a serious move on education policy. Our public schools are failing too many children, and the under-funded No Child Left Behind Act did not bring the sweeping change that was expected. One of the central problems in this debate is tenure. Charter schools that have done away with it have achieved isolated successes, holding teachers accountable and rewarding merit. Public schools have struggled mightily to remove underperforming teachers, leading to horror stories that go unchallenged because a school can’t afford to go through the process required to remove said individual. Yet when there are not enough teachers, isn’t tenure a crucial incentive to hold onto our best by offering them job security? Read the linked article to see a couple of different viewpoints.
http://volokh.com/2010/08/19/rick-hills-vs-brian-leiter-on-tenure/
