How does tenure tranfer?
I used to live in CT, and although I’m not absolutely familiar with how tenure works, I don’t think that it would be transferable. I’m not even sure if it’s transferable between school districts within CT, except by special arrangements. I think if she just wrote an email to someone at the Connecticut Education Association (teachers’ union), they could give her an answer, or at least point her in the right direction. Overall, there’s a strong demand for teachers in most parts of Connecticut, so even if she has to restart the tenure track, I don’t think it’s a major career risk. I can’t think of any teachers who were actually fired where I used to live (to the point where I’m convinced the system is broken, because there are a few incompetents who should have been canned years ago); the big risk is budget cuts, and as other people have noted, tenure doesn’t really protect you there anyway. Just find a town that looks like it’s growing and has
