Klein Orders New York Schools to Stop Hiring From Outside
Anticipating significant budget cuts to New York City schools in the coming year, Chancellor Joel I. Klein ordered principals on Wednesday to stop hiring teachers from outside the system, a move that will force them to look internally at a pool that, according to an independent report, includes many subpar teachers. Full Story »
Posted by Kristin Gorski
what it shows is that for all the talk about the need for excellence in education, when financial problems arise education absorbs major cuts. This is probably no worse a way of dealing with cuts than a total hiring freeze, more school closings, ending extracurricular activities, eliminating advance placement - etc. Or have those already been done?