Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Firing Teachers

There is another way, but it is not part of the continuing need for all things American to be managed from the top down.

Teacher Layoffs - Swampland - TIME.com

"I'm generally in favor of President Obama's efforts to prevent massive layoffs of public employees at the state and local level. But--you knew a "but" was coming, right?--there have to be some strings attached. I'm not sure Charles Lane is right that this isn't as bad as it seems. The pain won't be distributed equally. The districts that will be hit the hardest will be the poorest districts, which don't have the lush property tax base of the suburbs. And so, what to do? Which strings to attach?..."

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