"New Haven, increasingly a model city for the state, is about to begin an education experiment that could lead school reform efforts around the nation.
Teachers will be evaluated, at least in part, on how well students perform. Classroom teachers who struggle will be asssisted and bad ones may be given the boot. It's also possible teachers will get bonus pay if students perform well. Failing schools may close and new ones could open. The union will not be able to block school reforms.
And teachers, for a change, will play an active part in making decisions."
Teachers will be evaluated, at least in part, on how well students perform. Classroom teachers who struggle will be asssisted and bad ones may be given the boot. It's also possible teachers will get bonus pay if students perform well. Failing schools may close and new ones could open. The union will not be able to block school reforms.
And teachers, for a change, will play an active part in making decisions."