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Thomsen, Jennifer – Education Commission of the States, 2014
An increasing number of states are mandating teacher performance be considered in educator employment decisions, including awarding tenure and layoffs, according to a 50-state policy review of teacher tenure laws. Tenure laws have historically granted job protections based on years of employment. The Education Commission of the States (ECS)…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Effectiveness, Personnel Management, Personnel Policy
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Kurland, Jordan E. – Academe, 2008
This article presents three recent American Association of University Professors (AAUP) cases that involved the dismissal of a senior non-tenure-track member of the faculty. The most recent case resulted in the investigating committee's report on Nicholls State University, a regional public institution in Louisiana. Preceding Nicholls was an…
Descriptors: Investigations, Tenure, College Faculty, Nontenured Faculty