By Lindsay Sturman The epic battle over how to improve public education in California grew more stratified last week when a bill to mildly reform California's onerous teacher employment laws was gutted beyond recognition and quickly died. (laschoolreport.com)
Gov. Jerry Brown said last week he's open to changing tenure and other teacher employment laws at issue in the Vergara v. State of California lawsuit, and most teachers in a new survey say they want to change them, too. (edsource.org)
During the campaign, Tuck criticized the unions» influence over the Legislature and brought attention to Vergara v. the State of California, the lawsuit challenging current teacher employment laws, including teacher tenure after two years, a lengthy dismissal process and layoffs based on seniority. (edsource.org)