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Sunday, May 15, 2011

What’s the problem? And how does taking my seniority away solve it. « Fred Klonsky's blog

What’s the problem? And how does taking my seniority away solve it. « Fred Klonsky's blog

What’s the problem? And how does taking my seniority away solve it.

Thanks to Valerie Struass’ WaPo column.

I spend a lot of time answering the question, “Why don’t we make it easier to get rid of bad teachers. Why do you defend tenure?”

I answer by using an old family practice. Answer a question with another question. What is the problem that is being solved by firing more teachers faster. Schools on the north shore have had unions, tenure and seniority. So do schools on the west side of Chicago. Why aren’t we addressing the real problem?

The United States is ranked #1 in:

• CEO pay compared to average worker pay.

• Income for top 0.1%