Compromise led to deal on teacher tenure
Lawmakers and education advocates came to a remarkable compromise in forging an overhaul of tenure laws to make it easier for public schools to oust ineffective educators. But building a consensus meant dropping a change that most other states have already made: making teachers’ effectiveness a factor in determining which lose their jobs in case of layoffs.
Gov. Christie, who opposes using seniority to determine layoffs, is still deciding whether he can accept the compromise.
If he vetoes the bill, he will undo a deal among a unanimous Legislature and groups that do not often agree on the details of improving schools. (Mulvihill, Associated Press)
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