claim: out of 150,000 tenured teachers in the last 10 years, only 17 have been dismissed for incompetence.
author: chris christie
evidence_1: on the progress of its implementation over the last year. we also look ... off on  them. • the process could take .... claims only 17 of 150,000 tenured new jersey  teachers have been dismissed for incompetence in the past 10 years,” ...  teachers in the state,25 only 17 were dismissed for inefficiency from 2001 to  2010.26 yet.
evidence_2: out of 150,000 tenured teachers in the last 10 years, only 17 have been  dismissed for incompetence. — politifact new jersey on friday, june 10th, 2011 .
evidence_3: modified at least some element of their tenure or continuing contract policies ... in  the past, states have addressed the issue of teacher dismissal in various ways.
evidence_4: oct 4, 2011 ... apparently, politifact new jersey will have to keep fact-checking a governor, not  a presidential candidate. ... mostly true claim that only 17 tenured teachers had  been dismissed for incompetence during the last 10 years. ... after the new  jersey republican state committee put out a radio ad in july touting ...
evidence_5: although tenure laws have been weak in this respect and there is a widespread  perception ... laws provide for dismissal of incompetent or inefficient teachers.