re: #191 alexknyc

As a teacher I’ve noticed something that probably isn’t unique to NYC.

Here, the newest teachers get placed in the least-desirable schools and, as soon as they’ve gotten enough seniority, high-tail it the hell out of them into more-desirable ones. How are the inner-city schools supposed to get any better when they get the most inexperienced teachers who leave as soon as they can?

But the seniority rules are something the teachers unions will fight to the death over.

Good observation, although if you want to keep experienced teachers at an undesirable school, you have to pay them more. Otherwise, they wander off to other jobs.

Invisible hand of the marketplace and all that.