The Effect of Employment Protection on Teacher Effort

 

November 08, 2013 The Effect of Employment Protection on Teachers Effort !  The incident  / Cause : Chicago teachers’ union signed a 2004 contract allowing principals to bypass a cumbersome dismissal process and fire  directly  , recently hired teachers for any reason .  Effect :  Faculty absences fell by about 10% and the prevalence of educators with 15 or more annual leaves  declined by 25% .  Contributing Cause :  The effect was driven by the voluntary departure of certain teachers after the new policy was announced .  Nevertheless, principals were reluctant to enforce the policy: 40% of schools, including many that were low-performing, didn’t dismiss any teachers. Research Conducted by : a study by Brian A. Jacob of the University of Michigan.