December 09, 2009 - The Michigan Senate recently voted 20-13 to authorize school districts to terminate "ineffective" teachers outside of traditional tenure rules.
"I voted yes on this because it's a lynch pin to the Michigan application for $400 million in federal "Race to the Top" program, which has instructions to insure there are reforms made," said state Sen. Nancy Cassis (R- Commerce, Milford, Highland, White Lake, West Bloomfield, Orchard Lake, Wixom, Walled Lake, Wolverine Lake). "This piece goes to teachers who are ineffective, incompetent, or otherwise unable to get their student to perform up to expectations on many levels."
Senate Bill 638 gives teachers within districts rules and regulations in regards to discharges and demotions, and provides a probationary period. It also protects them when they need to take a leave of absence or choose to resign from their teaching position.
Any fucking principal can call a teacher "ineffective, incompetent, etc." knowing they won't be held accountable. This scheme is already in place, but now we have legislatures all over the country willing to sell teachers down the river in order to get bribery money.
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