Most school districts grant tenure to a teacher after a brief ...

[dejastew]

Most school districts grant tenure to a teacher after a brief probationary period. Teachers have certain employment advantages with tenure, and it is very difficult for a district to dismiss a tenured teacher. What advantages do teachers have with tenure? Identify and discuss the reasons for which a district could seek to dismiss a tenured teacher.
 
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Question 2

What are the arguments against educational vouchers?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[jesse.fleming]

Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: Tenure provides job security by preventing teachers from being dismissed without cause and by requiring that due process be followed in termination cases. The causes for which a tenured teacher can be dismissed include incompetence, immorality, insubordination, and unprofessional conduct. Answers could include a discussion of the due process procedures and illustrations of each of these causes for dismissal.

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: Opponents maintain that educational vouchers would lead to increased segregation of low-income, minority, and low-ability students. Critics also claim that public and private schools would be split along socioeconomic lines and that public schools would have reduced financial support.