Current Education Issues

                Remember that teacher in high school or professor in college you made fun of?  You know, the one who didn’t have a clue; the one who dropped one acid too many; or the one you wish you could put in a bottle because you were sure he mankind’s cure for insomnia.

                These are the first people that come to mind when you hear the word “tenure.” 

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                There’s been a lot of talk lately about “pay for performance,” especially when people like a certain presidential candidate mentions revising No Child Left Behind.

                As mentioned in “About” here on Current Education Issues, I have a business background.  So you can understand why I welcome it…under certain conditions.

                The reason I throw in this disclaimer is that the current idea of “pay for performance” is invalid. 

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