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Ruling: California's Teacher Tenure Law Unconstitutional

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 | Sacramento, CA | Permalink
Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio
 

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(AP) --  Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu on Tuesday ruled in favor of nine students who sued the state saying tenure and seniority policies have made it virtually impossible to fire bad teachers.

Lawyers for the teachers say the changes would allow the firing of teachers on a whim. They argued that tenure laws preserve academic freedom and help attract talented teachers to a profession that doesn't pay well.

The decision could have wide-ranging impact on the way California hires and fires teachers and could spur changes in other states with strong tenure laws.

Dozens of states have moved in recent years to weaken or throw out their seniority policies.

 

Vergara v California

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