Why is the government so reluctant to set high standards for teacher performance?&nbsp; Isn't educating our children important enough to demand excellence?&nbsp; In order to qualify for a portion of $400 million in federal Race to the Top funds, states were required to make reforms to their educational systems.&nbsp; Yet Michigan lawmakers inserted watered-down language when it came to making changes to the Teacher Tenure Act.<br />
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Read the full story at:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/12/tenure_reform_left_out_of_mich.html">http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/12/tenure_reform_left_out_of_mich.html<br />
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