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VA Gov McDonnell's push for more home-schooling slowed down, again...
SENATE REJECTS TEACHER-CONTRACT BILL BACKED BY McDONNELL
For a second time, the VA Senate has rejected Gov Bob McDonnell's proposed overhaul of public school teacher and principal contracts, sending it back to committee and likely dealing a fatal blow to a key piece of his K-12 education agenda for the session.
The proposal would have phased out a tenure-like contract system in favor of a three-year contract process system under which it would be easier to dismiss teachers.
The bill had been weakened since McDonnell proposed it as a system with annual contracts and evaluations, but he continued to push for the legislation.
With two days left before Saturday's adjournment, senators voted 23-17 to send the bill back to the Education and Health Committee for consideration next year. Three Republicans joined 20 Democrats in the vote. In February, senators had voted 20-18 to scuttle the Senate version of the bill.
-RichmondTimes-Dispatch.com, 03/09/12