Ax Lifetime Tenure, N.J. School Boards Group Urges
The association representing school boards in New Jersey has called for the end of lifetime teacher certification and tenure.
In a written proposal issued as part of a wider statewide debate over school finance and academic standards, the New Jersey School Boards Association said the change was needed to overhaul the education system for the 21st century.
"Do we want to carry the same labor-management model we've had for 90 years?" said Robert E. Boose, the group's executive director. "Surely there is a way to look at a new and improved way to put the best staff...
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