High-performing teachers should earn more pay, tenure should be more
\ndifficult to achieve and teacher reviews should be tied to student test
\nscores, a Los Angeles school district panel is expected to recommend
\nTuesday.
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\nThe proposals, aimed squarely at increasing the effectiveness of
\nteachers, would be the most far-reaching change in years in how the Los
\nAngeles Unified School District decides which teachers to promote and
\nretain.
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\nIf approved by the city’s Board of Education, the recommendations would
\nbe among the most aggressive in the state, if not the nation. Employee
\nunions are expected to oppose some of the proposals, some of which
\nwould have to be collectively bargained.
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\nThe task force was created by the board, by a narrow margin, shortly before The Times published a series of articles<\/a> last May examining the difficulties in firing and evaluating teachers.<\/p>\n