Majority of New York City voters think teacher layoffs should be based on performance

[JohnSmith2007 353]

Majority of New York City voters think teacher layoffs should be based on performance

LIFO must go!

A whopping 78 percent of New York City voters said teacher layoffs should be based on performance, not the seniority-based "last-in, first out" law, a poll released today found.

Even 63 percent of voters in union households agree that layoffs should be based on merit, not LIFO, according to the Quinnipiac College survey.

Meanwhile 73 percent of voters said layoffs of cops, firefighters and other government workers should be determined by performance, not seniority. And a majority of voters in union households agree.

The results mirror the findings of a statewide poll released last month, which found that 85 percent of voters backed the elimination of LIFO.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/majority_based_performance_york_mT8LRF5xbXjyRUY1EFyvSL#ixzz1H03Bmoff

[Zero Sum 305]

Makes sense.

[JohnSmith2007 353]

Makes sense.

Those that believe in tenure would disagree. I happen to agree that a public employee or any employee for that matter should be judged only on perfomance and not how long they have been at the job.

[Zero Sum 305]

Those that believe in tenure would disagree. I happen to agree that a public employee or any employee for that matter should be judged only on perfomance and not how long they have been at the job.

Power and status sometimes corrupts.

[Ban Hammer 13,485]

Power and status sometimes corrupts.

always - not sometimes.

[Zero Sum 305]

always - not sometimes.

So better not have any faith in any position of power or status? None? That's quite the pessimistic view of the world.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I happen to agree that a public employee or any employee for that matter should be judged only on perfomance and not how long they have been at the job.

Spot on! See, we can agree sometimes.

[Ban Hammer 13,485]

So better not have any faith in any position of power or status? None? That's quite the pessimistic view of the world.

perhaps - but those in power with status never seem to disappoint.

[JohnSmith2007 353]

Spot on! See, we can agree sometimes.

We agree more than we disagree. I note that we share the same opinion on immigration and the wars I believe.

As well as single payer.