Indiana Evening Gazette in Indiana, Pennsylvania

Do Teachers Have Too Much Power Over Schools

Philadelphia AP reports a Lancaster physician and school board member who calls for ending tenure to allow boards to curb bad teachers. He argues pay scales hinder rewarding competence and that unions demand strict merit raises. The piece notes Philadelphia’s heavy contract, class sizes, and debt pressuring a concession-driven school shutdown. The Brain Factories and Do you believe it? items follow with brief notes on journalism chair and a marijuana plant claim, ending with a quote on delinquency from Lewistown Sentinel.