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Do Principals Fire the Worst Teachers?
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Jacob, Brian A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2011
This article takes advantage of a unique policy change to examine how principals make decisions regarding teacher dismissal. In 2004, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Chicago Teachers Union signed a new collective bargaining agreement that gave principals the flexibility to dismiss probationary teachers for any reason and without the…
Descriptors: Teacher Dismissal, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Attendance, Collective Bargaining