Teacher tenure reform clears hurdle in Senate

But rank-and-file teachers remain skeptical of the reform measure, said Donna M. Chiera, the New Jersey head of the AFT, in an interview.

That’s because the complex teacher evaluation process remains, so far, as a pilot program in about a dozen school districts. Meanwhile, the state has adopted new curriculum standards and is developing new tests on which teachers will be graded.

“Teachers are not against (tenure reform). They’re fearful of it,” Chiera said. But, she added, the Ruiz bill is “fair for adults and good for kids.”

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