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Senate Education Committee to hold tenure hearing - NorthJersey.com

Senate Education Committee to hold tenure hearing - NorthJersey.com
Senate Education Committee to hold tenure hearing
Thursday, December 9, 2010
LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY DECEMBER 9, 2010, 7:54 AM
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Charges to revoke tenure were filed against 35 of the 231,000 New Jersey school district employees for inefficiency, incapacity or misconduct in 2008, according to the state Department of Education.

The result: Four teachers and one custodian were fired, 16 kept their jobs and 14 agreed to resign or retire.

Figures like this will form the backdrop of a hearing on tenure held today by the