Reply #155: Getting rid of a bad teacher is nearly impossible. It takes a ........

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severe case of gross misconduct to get rid of a teacher. I've had plenty of teachers in school who were horrible at teaching or were out of touch with modern teaching techniques who were protected by the teachers union. I've seen teachers who psychologically abused children and were allowed to keep their jobs.

The system is broke, and we can not afford to build the evidence to support our position. Bush used that method to sell a war, and look how well that turned out.

Everyone wants to bash merit pay before they see the specifics of the program. Let's wait until we can actually read the bill before criticizing it.