Education Secretary Arne Duncan spoke at the National Education Association Convention on July 2. His speech focused on teacher tenure, teacher evaluations, and teacher compensation. The Secretary's remarks can be found here.
Some highlights from the speech:
Some highlights from the speech:
"I came here today to challenge you to think differently about the role of unions in public education because—when thousands of schools are chronically failing and millions of children are dropping out each year—we all must think differently."
"It's not enough to focus only on issues like job security, tenure, compensation, and evaluation. You must become full partners and leaders in education reform. You and I must be willing to change."
"I know we won't all agree on everything—but I'm confident there will be more we agree with than not. It starts with our shared values."
"We believe it is our moral obligation to give children the very best education possible. We believe every child can learn and every school can succeed. We believe teaching is a profession and good teachers and principals are essential to success."
“When an ineffective teacher gets a chance to improve and doesn’t—and when the tenure system keeps that teacher in the classroom anyway—then the system is protecting jobs rather than children. That’s not a good thing. We need to work together to change that.”
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