JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Supporters of a Missouri proposal to link teachers' job evaluations to student performance say they won't be campaigning for the question on the November ballot.
The Teach Great group that has been backing the measure said Tuesday it had realized that now is not the right time to pursue it.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment 3 will remain on the Nov. 4 ballot, but the group said it won't be pouring money into an effort to pass the initiative.
The measure would limit tenure protection for newly hired staff members. It also would require teachers' evaluations to be based largely on student performance data that would be used in decisions about pay and retention.
The measure had been financed largely by political activist Rex Sinquefield and opposed by public school teacher and administrative groups.