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Re:The Rise and Fall of For-Profit Schools by JediWing on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @12:45PM (#10465573)
> Some charter schools is a response to the problem of amongst other issues, a way too strong teachers union and it's inability to develop contemporary learning environments for children.

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What are some things that Charter schools allow teachers to do (to develop a contemporary learning environment) that teachers' unions prevent in public schools? (and not other factors like budget constraints, etc.)

Re:The Rise and Fall of For-Profit Schools by ThomPete on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @12:49PM (#10465619)
One of the primary things is they allow them to get fired to avoid lemon teachers.

http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21599005-reforme...

In California the teachers union even have a clause that prevents their teachers from getting fired because of technological advance in the class room.