Why the MEA and teachers feel they should be a protected &ldquo;class&rdquo; regardless of their work performance is beyond me. Any employer, pubic or private, should have the right to hire or fire employees based upon their performance. <br />
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For an article from the Lansing State Journal on the passage of a bill in the Michigan House to change tenure rules click on the following story link:<a href="http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20110610/NEWS05/106100318/Michigan-House-OKs-teacher-tenure-bills?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE"><em><strong><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Michigan House OKs teacher tenure bills</span></strong></em></a><br />
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