Reader Calls Carpetbagging StudentsFirst Request Asking Missouri Citizens to "Pick up the Phone...Hooey"--Part II
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| Educational reform in Missouri? |
The carpetbagging organization StudentsFirst is pleased with the passage of HB1526 which is now advancing to the Senate. This bill states teacher performance, not seniority, should govern teacher layoffs. From the St. Louis Post Dispatch:
JEFFERSON CITY • The Missouri House's Republican leadership pushed through one of its priorities today, passing a bill aimed at ending some job protections for veteran public school teachers.
Under the bill, school districts that have to let teachers go because of falling enrollment or declining revenue