“Why We Must Fire Bad Teachers – In no other profession are workers so insulated from accountability” by Evan Thomas and Pat Wingert
Read the full article here: [Link]
Related stories in this week’s issue:
- “Schoolyard Brawl” – a leading reformer (Michelle Ree, chancellor of Washington D.C. schools) and a union head (Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers) square off over teacher tenure – [Link]
- “Blackboard Jungle” – freshly minted teachers have passed every test but one: how to control their classrooms – [Link]
- “The Top of the Class” – a complete list of the 1,500 top US high schools – [Link]
