The Daily Stat: The Threat of Dismissal Shakes Up Chicago Public Schools

 

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November 08, 2013 The Threat of Dismissal Shakes Up Chicago Public Schools After the Chicago teachers' union signed a 2004 contract allowing principals to bypass a cumbersome dismissal process and fire recently hired teachers for any reason, faculty absences fell by about 10% and the prevalence of educators with 15 or more annual absences declined by 25%, according to a study by Brian A. Jacob of the University of Michigan. The effect was driven by the voluntary departure of certain teachers after the new policy was announced, he says. Nevertheless, principals were reluctant to enforce the policy: 40% of schools, including many that were low-performing, didn't dismiss any teachers. SOURCE: The Effect of Employment Protection on Teacher Effort

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