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Teachers Worried by Proposed Layoff Changes

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The Senate Education Committee approved a bill this morning that makes it easier to fire under-performing teachers. It requires school boards to consider performance over seniority when there are layoffs. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, educators favor seniority, because it rules out personal attacks.

(KCPW News) The Senate Education Committee approved a bill this morning that makes it easier to fire under-performing teachers. It requires school boards to consider performance over seniority when there are layoffs. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, educators favor seniority, because it rules out personal attacks.

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