This morning the Senate Education Committee took up the Excellent Public Schools Act. The bill, introduced by Sen. Phil Berger (R-Rockingham), is the most comprehensive education reform legislation to be introduced in years. The bill includes provisions to: Eliminate Social Promotion. Improve reading proficiency with early intervention and assessment and ensure that students who enter [...]
Teacher Tenure and NC Voters
Teachers in North Carolina usually apply for tenure after four years of teaching. If granted — barring some violation of any of the thirteen specific criteria used to remove permanent employees — teachers essentially have a job for life. Many principals and education reform advocates have criticized tenure because it ties the hands of administrators [...]
Legislature to Review Teacher Tenure
Yesterday Senators Jerry Tillman (R-Montgomery) Fletcher Hartsell (R- Cabarrus) and Ralph Hise (R-Mitchell) introduced legislation (S. 423) to have the Joint Education Oversight Committee begin a study of the teacher tenure law. Such studies are typically a precursor to significant legislative changes in the upcoming session. The bill was sponsored by 25 Senators — half the membership of the [...]
