As defendants, the state and its two biggest teachers unions tried to persuade the judge that in four weeks of testimony, the plaintiffs — nine students — did not present enough evidence to prove that the five contested statutes governing teacher dismissal, tenure and layoffs deny students right to an effective education. (laschoolreport.com)
Dean Vogel, president of the state's other big teachers union, the California Teachers Association, called the lawsuit, which is financed by Students Matter, «an ideological red herring, financed by billionaires to pit parents against teachers.» (laschoolreport.com)
Four years ago, New York's biggest teachers union did not endorse Mr. Cuomo. (nytimes.com)