Who’s Teaching The Teachers?

Leader of Teachers’ Union Urges Dismissal Overhaul

Ms. Weingarten has sought to play a major role in changing evaluations and tenure, lest the issue be used against unions to strip their influence over work life in schools — just as Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin and Ohio are trying to do this week. Critics say that removing teachers is nearly impossible because of the obstructions that unions have put up. Administrators also bear some blame.