Petitions call for ouster of TN Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman
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Channel: chattanooga times free press · 2013 · News & Politics
A decision by the state Board of Education to change how teachers are paid has led to a push to remove Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman. More than 2,000 people have joined Facebook pages calling for Huffman's ouster. And a Change.org petition now has hundreds of signatures as well. The outrage comes after changes last month that reduces steps in salary increases for teachers and eliminates incentives for doctorate degrees. Officials say Huffman's ouster would be unlikely, though. The state education board chairman and Gov. Bill Haslam have both come to Huffman's defense. They say the teacher pay change was the board's decision, not Huffman's.
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