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I believe that, in order to attract and retain better teachers, the tenure system should be expanded, not taken away. States should be considering strengthening tenure systems as a cost-effective way of making the profession more attractive. Stronger tenure provisions would attract a better pool of teacher candidates while improving the morale of the current teachers."

I say that the hidden war on the senior practitioners was intended to end tenure behind closed doors, and the unions made it happen by disrupting the grievance system, and now that the top practitioners are gone, there is at least some thought as to the value of keeping the voices of the professional in the system.Better late than never. Good article
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I began teaching in 1963,; Ba and BS in Education -Brooklyn College. I have the equivalent of 2 additional Master's, mainly in Literacy Studies and Graphic Design. I was the only seventh grade teacher of English from 1990 -1999 at East Side (more...)
 

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