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Why Is It So Difficult To Fire Bad Teachers?

Posted by timothy on from the indeed-news-for-nerds dept.

Ant writes with this depressing story about how public schools sometimes work: "This six-page Los Angeles Times article shares its investigation to find 'the process [of firing poor teachers] so arduous that many school principals don't even try (One-page version), except in the very worst cases. Jettisoning a teacher solely because he or she can't teach is rare ...'"

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  1. One word by microbee · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Union

  2. Unions by ffejie · · Score: 0, Redundant

    One word answer: Unions.

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