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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish we paid teachers more. And could fire them. [/quote]

They [i]can[/i] be fired. [/quote]

Not really. They hire lawyers and the teacher's union protects them. It is VERY difficult to fire a teacher.

I'm all for increasing the amount of money a teacher can potentially make, decreasing the power of the union and giving significant pay raises only to those who truly deserve it. Yes, 90% of teachers work hard. We once dealt with someone who was part of the 10% and I have no doubt she will teach forever. It's not just about hard work. The master teachers work hard and do an amazing job and THEY should get major raises. Some people work hard and even after many years of experience they just don't blossom into good teachers. People bitch about the fact you can't measure performance and pay accordingly. Yes you can. It is done in every workplace. [/quote]

In VA, this is simply incorrect.  Teachers' unions in VA have no compulsory collective bargaining rights.  Essentially all public school teachers in VA are at-will.  They're not even entitled to an attorney-conducted admin hearing before punitive disciplinary action can be taken.  [/quote]

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