The Huffington Post – Joy Resmovits
“The State House passed a four-bill education reform package. The four bills would increase the probationary period — the length of time before a teacher is up for tenure — from four to five years; end the practice of laying teachers off predominately based on seniority; put teachers evaluated as ineffective back on probation; make it easier to fire teachers for a broader slew of offenses; and limit collective-bargaining rights, barring unions from negotiating areas such as teacher evaluations.”(more)