Connecticut Teachers Release Plan For Education Reform
HARTFORD, CT (WCBS 880 / AP) - Teachers who are members of the Connecticut Education Association are putting forth their ideas on helping students achieve.
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They're also suggesting changes in which they themselves are assessed.
"We are calling for a new evaluation system and replacing the current tenure system with a system that's fair, that has a more reasonable timeline," said CEA executive director Mary Loftus Levine on Tuesday.
Levine says the plan outlines a streamlined dismissal process for those teachers who fail to make the grade.
The union's announcement comes about a month before the state General Assembly convenes. Education reform is expected to be a top issue.
In a letter to state lawmakers last month, Gov. Dan Malloy said his priorities include allowing more state intervention in troubled school districts, more autonomy for high-achieving schools and changes in teacher evaluation methods to reward skills rather than seniority.
Malloy said he also wants more early childhood education services.
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