A California Supreme Court majority declined to hear Vergara v. California, the case that challenged teacher tenure and other job protections for teachers. (uft.org)
The judge ruled that the tenure and other job protection laws for teachers violate the state constitution's guarantee that children receive «basic equality of educational opportunity.» (politico.com)
Teachers unions, who have the money and the membership to exercise considerable clout in many state legislatures, defend tenure, seniority and other job protections as simply guaranteeing due process. (politico.com)