New Tenure Reform Law Delivers First Verdict
TEACHNJ speeds and clarifies process for removing substandard teachers, starting with one charged with disorderly conduct.
The case filed in August wasn’t much different than the typical tenure case that had been brought countless times before in New Jersey, a teacher caught on the wrong side of the law and deemed no longer fit to be in a classroom. In this one, it was an elementary school teacher in Vineland -- Mark Bringhurst -- who was caught running naked across a parking lot, an incident that ultimately landed him a conviction on a disorderly persons charge. But what made this instance exceptional is the expedited process it followed, the very first case adjudicated under New Jersey’s brand-new tenure reform law. Since the Teacher Effectiveness and Accountability for the Children of New Jersey Act (TEACHNJ) was signed in early August, 32 tenure charges …
Bob Davidoff
2:20 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
anyone realize yet that in these other countries that are beating us in math and science the kids dont all get an education? In china many poor and lower functioning children go to work not to school.. Comparing US schools to other countries is simply a ploy for the GOP and our lovely governor to demonize and teachers and privitize everything. Our schools are not failing. more ›