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.

Yes, I’ve noticed that, too. Another thing to consider are the excellent experienced teachers who choose to stay and work in more challenging schools…base their pay on test scores and they’ll hightail it out of there.