? as long as the federal government is going to usurp a role best left to states and local communities, at least the feds can take on teachers? unions. A new TIME article explains why some of the Obama administration?s ideas are giving educrats heartburn:
To qualify for the cash, states are being encouraged to remove laws limiting the expansion of public charter schools (which are typically exempt from union rules and other regulations), sign on to common standards, develop a strategy to turn around their worst-performing schools and work toward building better data systems.
But the provision that has provoked the greatest outcry is a requirement that states drop any legal barriers to linking student test results and teacher performance. After years of dancing around the issue, Washington wants to know which teachers produce the best and worst students and is finally backing up that desire with real money.
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