Teacher tenure package approved
A four-bill package that dramatically changes teacher tenure laws in Michigan

"This is about the elimination of collective bargaining for teachers, making it so meaningless that they no longer have the law behind them in negotiating with school boards for working conditions, the size of their classrooms, the number of teachers on site, the hours of operation." - Re. Mark Meadows
"We have maligned this profession nearly beyond repair," said Sen. John Gleason, D-Flushing, who later declared, "This is not a good day for Michigan."
"Paris Hilton has a better chance of winning an Oscar than this bill does for doing anything positive or reforming the public education system," said Sen. Coleman Young II, D-Detroit.
"We have maligned this profession nearly beyond repair," said Sen. John Gleason, D-Flushing, who later declared, "This is not a good day for Michigan."
"Paris Hilton has a better chance of winning an Oscar than this bill does for doing anything positive or reforming the public education system," said Sen. Coleman Young II, D-Detroit.
Michigan Lawmakers OK Teacher Tenure Changes

"Teachers who reach tenure could be dismissed if they get three consecutive ineffective ratings."
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"This is a sad day for Michigan students," said MEA President Iris K Salters in a press release Thursday evening. "Whenever the working conditions of Michigan school employees are threatened, the learning conditions of students are deeply affected."
"We will do everything in our power to fight back."