New York City begins drive to oust sub-par teachers

The Bloomberg administration in New York City is beginning a drive to remove unsatisfactory teachers, hiring new teams of lawyers and consultants who will help principals build cases against tenured teachers who they believe are not up to the job. It is also urging principals to get rid of sub-par novices before they earn tenure. At the center of the effort is a new Teacher Performance Unit of five lawyers headed by a former prosecutor. A separate team of five consultants, including former principals, will work with principals to improve struggling teachers’ performance. In cases where the teachers fail to get better, the consultants will help amass the documentation necessary to oust them. Read about the undertaking in The New York Times.