In an all too familiar move to avoid state takeover, Beach High School in Savannah, Georgia plans to fire its staff of 200 employees at the end of this school year. This action, the most drastic of the No Child Left Behind options for consistently failing schools, will make the school eligible for a possible [...]

Florida is currently considering a bill that according to the Washington Post “would require that school systems evaluate and pay teachers primarily on the basis of student test scores.” When deciding teacher salaries, the bill, which has already passed the Senate Ways and Means Committee, would not give any credence to advanced degrees, professional credentials, [...]