Obama's approval of firing teachers: "no plan at all, all it does is change the teachers"

President Obama's approval of the recent firing of teachers at a Rhode Island high school has spurred a debate among education specialists about whether staff turnover will help underperforming schools.

Some experts agree that it is appropriate for underperforming schools to start over with a new staff, an element of Mr. Obama's initiative to overhaul lowest-performing public schools. Others say such drastic turnover will only hurt student performance.

Janet Bass, a spokeswoman for the American Federation of Teachers union, said the lack of consistency with mass staff turnover will not benefit student's learning or improve performance.

"There is no plan at all, all it does is change the teachers," she said. "There are so many reasons why student achievement is what it is."

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/10/obamas-teacher-hard-line-spurs-debate/

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RW and Libertarian thinktank spokespeople, I'm guessing...

won't change.

It's the kids who take the tests, not the teachers.

wrong place