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Running The Race: An Evaluation Of Post-Race-To-The-Top Modifications To Teacher Tenure Laws And A Recommendation For Future Legislative Changes, Kimberly M. Rippeth Jun 2017

Running The Race: An Evaluation Of Post-Race-To-The-Top Modifications To Teacher Tenure Laws And A Recommendation For Future Legislative Changes, Kimberly M. Rippeth

Akron Law Review

Teacher tenure laws have been in existence for almost a century. However, in that time, teacher tenure has been under fire by individuals who consider it outdated and irrelevant. Additionally, teacher tenure laws have come under fire in recent decades due to a shift in education policy as a result of initiatives such as No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top. This article offers a closer look at the evolution of teacher tenure laws over the past century in order to understand and evaluate the wave of recent state legislation changes regarding teacher tenure laws. These changes, largely …