Students Sue to End Teacher Tenure
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Tenure for teachers? 9 California students sue to end policyNine California public school students are suing the state over its laws on teacher tenure, seniority and other protections that the plaintiffs say keep bad educators in classrooms. The case that goes to trial Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court is the latest battle in a growing nationwide challenge to union-backed protections for teachers in an effort to hold them more accountable for their work. The nonjury trial is expected to wrap up in March.
This week a Los Angeles judge will hear a case seeking to deem several statutes...
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Public school students’ lawsuit challenges tenure, seeks to ban bad educatorsAmidst ongoing national debate, nine public school students in California are suing the state over its laws governing teacher tenure, seniority and other protections they say keep bad educators in the classroom.
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Lawsuit takes on California teachers' job protectionsIt contends that California laws on the tenure, seniority and dismissal of teachers violate the Constitution because they don't ensure all students have access to an adequate education. Local school districts, state legislators and even a California governor have tried to limit teachers' job protections, among the most generous in the country. Efforts have all failed to rid public schools of ineffective teachers by making it easier to fire them and tougher for them to gain tenure and by stripping them of seniority rights. Now proponents are taking their fight...
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