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Senate Committe Approves Teacher Tenure Increase

A Senate committee Tuesday approved a bill that would increase the time required for teachers to earn tenure from three years to five years and change the process of teacher evaluations.  The Education and Youth Affairs Committee approved the bill on a 5-4 vote after a public hearing during which more than 20 people spoke, divided about evenly between opponents and proponents.  The bill, by Sen. Del Marsh, moves to the Senate.  Teachers would be rated on one of five levels, and 25 percent of the score would be tied to student growth as measured by standardized tests.  Many opponents of the bill said that putt too much weight on a single metric.