A bill permitting Pennsylvania school districts to tie future teacher layoffs to job performance evaluations narrowly survived an early-round vote in the state House Wednesday.  The 95-94 vote on an amendment drafted by House Education Committee Chairman Stan Saylor, R-Red Lion, left the bill’s immediate future anything but a slam dunk, as supporters try to rally the votes needed for final passage.  The bill essentially adds budget shortfalls to the list of reasons a district can lay off classroom teachers, and administrators – when using that reason – would be required to first eliminate affected personnel with “failing,” or “needs improvement,” ratings.

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Source: Pennlive.com, By Charles Thompson, June 17, 2015 at 9:35 PM, updated June 17, 2015 at 10:36 PM.