Colo., La. Politicans Now Pushing Tenure Reform
By now, I hope you've read my story wrapping up some of the action in Ohio, Delaware, Florida and Maryland to overhaul the system broadly known as tenure. The actual terms differ from place to place, but winning tenure generally means that teachers are granted due-process protections that require extensive documentation of poor performance before they can be dismissed.
At the end of the story, I noted that it's unclear whether other states will follow their lead. As it turns out, just this week we've seen some additional movement in Colorado and Louisiana.
In Colorado, state Sen. Michael Johnston, a Democrat, plans to introduce a bill that would require teachers to be deemed "effective" in three evaluations before receiving tenure. Growth in student test scores would be a significant part of the system, according to this Denver Post story.
It's hard to know what the chances of this measure passing are, especially since it looks like it will take on other
At the end of the story, I noted that it's unclear whether other states will follow their lead. As it turns out, just this week we've seen some additional movement in Colorado and Louisiana.
In Colorado, state Sen. Michael Johnston, a Democrat, plans to introduce a bill that would require teachers to be deemed "effective" in three evaluations before receiving tenure. Growth in student test scores would be a significant part of the system, according to this Denver Post story.
It's hard to know what the chances of this measure passing are, especially since it looks like it will take on other
