Teacher Seniority

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Teaching Profession Philly's Ackerman Seeks Power to Transfer Teachers
Philadelphia superintendent Arlene Ackerman recently unveiled her Imagine 2014 initiative. Part of this education-reform plan includes closing and restructuring a number of low-performing schools around instructional models with "proven track records" for success. These schools will be deemed Renaissance Schools.
Stephen Sawchuk, February 26, 2009
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Teaching Profession Teacher "Bumping" in Rhode Island: Contracts, State Law, and NCLB
The nation's smallest state certainly can't say it has a timid state education leader: Rhode Island Commissioner Peter McWalters is taking on the controversial issue of "bumping" in Providence schools.
Stephen Sawchuk, February 23, 2009
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Teaching Profession "Last Hired, First Fired" - Make Your Voice Heard!
Last week, I took a long look at seniority-based layoff policies in this story. But we also have an edweek.org poll on the topic, asking readers to vote on whether or not they agree with such methods of reducing the workforce.
Stephen Sawchuk, February 23, 2009
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Teaching Profession Seniority in Teacher Layoffs
Team R & R over at the Center for American Progress has an article that explores some of the themes Teacher Beat wrote about in this post with respect to the cost-effectiveness and impact on student achievement of laying off teachers by seniority level rather than effectiveness.
Stephen Sawchuk, January 23, 2009
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