A Couple Articles On Teachers Are Out….

The LA times with a great and long on how hard it is to wind up and fire a teacher in the local school district. Included is a great animated graphic going over the many steps that it does take in order to fire a teacher.

In a secondary article they report on school officials that want to make it easier to fire a teacher.

In somewhat related news the Mercury News reports on midcareer professionals who moved over into teaching getting the pink slip due to not having enough seniority on the job.