Why We Must Keep Tenure
Peter Lamphere and Rachel Montagano write about their exeriences as well as those of other teachers in New York City where administrators, CEOs and leaders of the New York public school system throw everyone with tenure into the garbage. Children Last is the motto of the "new" Board of Education, an entity in New York City that does not exist, and its' replacement, the Panel For Educational Policy, has no executive or administrative function outside of playing puppet to the puppetmaster, Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Peter Lamphere and Rachel Montagano write about their exeriences as well as those of other teachers in New York City where administrators, CEOs and leaders of the New York public school system throw everyone with tenure into the garbage. Children Last is the motto of the "new" Board of Education, an entity in New York City that does not exist, and its' replacement, the Panel For Educational Policy, has no executive or administrative function outside of playing puppet to the puppetmaster, Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Our Experience Proves Tenure Is Not Obsolete
by Peter Lamphere and Rachel Montagano
Mayor Bloomberg’s comments on his Friday radio show that tenure “may have been necessary in the McCarthy era” but is now a relic of the past highlight how out of touch he is with the current realities of the school system.
Bloomberg argued that protection for academic freedom was not necessary for public school teachers because we are “not writing papers about things that are very controversial.” However, in some schools, advocacy for students or for the employment rights of teachers can result
by Peter Lamphere and Rachel Montagano
Mayor Bloomberg’s comments on his Friday radio show that tenure “may have been necessary in the McCarthy era” but is now a relic of the past highlight how out of touch he is with the current realities of the school system.
Bloomberg argued that protection for academic freedom was not necessary for public school teachers because we are “not writing papers about things that are very controversial.” However, in some schools, advocacy for students or for the employment rights of teachers can result
