--- description: The War on Teacher Tenure It’s really difficult to fire a bad teacher. A group of Silicon Valley investors wants to change that Which Republican... title: TIME Magazine Rotten Apples image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9e40e79bdc7351ca/69876255a988ca17866a9fbb/teacher-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Education](/tag/education/) ## Education Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # In The Latest Issue (23 Oct 2014) by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 23, 2014 10:35 AM CUT  Photograph by Kenji Aoki for Time by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 23, 2014 10:35 AM CUT [**The War on Teacher Tenure**](http://time.com/3533556/the-war-on-teacher-tenure/ "undefined") **It’s really difficult to fire a bad teacher. 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