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9. The only satisfactory tenure laws arc those which
are acted by legislative decree, which provide for preven-
tion of unjust dismissal, and for appeals form the decisions
of local boards. A tenure law is the teacher's most logical
guarantee that he will have continuous employment as long
as he gives satisfactory, efficient service.
10. Public opinion, Inoe it is aroused to the need
for teacher teacher tenure, realizes its benefits, and speaks its
mind, will accomplish the needed legislation. If the
teachers continue to work separately and do not join their
forces, it may be a long time before Texas enacts tenure
legislation.
Recommendati ones
The one paramount recommendation forthcoming from this
study is: The teachers of Texas need to study the tenure
question - its history, types, its advantages and its dis-
advantages, They need to study the state of Texas, study
its people, the historical background of school legislation,
and all factors concerned with tenure. Then they will be
able to talk intelligently on the question and to present
the atter in a sane, practical, common sense way. They
need to join some organization that will work as a colleo-
tive unit to press the needs for remedial school legislation.
And they need to unitedbehind some type of tenure legislation
that there is some hope of passing in Texas. The National
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Martin, Wesley. To Determine the Need for Teacher Tenure in Texas, thesis, August 1946; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc53455/m1/83/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .