Rhee's attitude stalls reform (unabridged)
(11/18/08 4:45pm)
The following is the unabridged version of the guest commentary that ran in today's print edition:
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The following is the unabridged version of the guest commentary that ran in today's print edition:
As you may have heard, District of Columbia Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee is out to make it easier to fire teachers who are ineffective. It's not currently impossible, but it involves putting the offending teacher on a cumbersome "90-day plan" with numerous loop holes. Having an effective teacher is the single best indicator of a child's success in school. The chancellor wants D.C. teachers to sign a new contract that rewards effective teachers with drastically higher salaries and makes it easier to fire ineffective teachers. Sounds simple, right?