Teachers union on reform: Slow down
Comments 5AURORA - Illinois teachers' unions went on the defensive Thursday during an Illinois House of Representatives special education reform committee meeting in Aurora.
The unions gave a failing grade to a proposed plan that expands on the Performance Evaluation Reform Act of 2010, which links teachers' evaluations scores with student performance.
The evaluations currently are set to come online throughout the entire state by 2016. Additional money would be provided to school districts to speed implementation of the teacher reviews under the plan.
Tenure no longer would mean a lifelong position, according to those in support of the proposed reforms.
Failing the evaluations would come with serious consequences, such as stripping teachers of state-granted certifications if they
