June 18, 2012

A Teacher Tenure Case: Unfairly Picked On or a Bad Teacher Who Should be Fired?

The Washington Post takes a close look at one teacher tenure case that went the distance: 21 witnesses at a public dismissal hearing for a veteran teacher involved in her union.

The Post provides a look at a number of hard questions. The article asks, "What makes a good teacher? What makes a bad one? And how do you tell the difference?  These are questions with no certain answers."