Sentences with phrase «conducting teacher layoffs»

Under the terms of that settlement, L.A. Unified agreed that its practice of conducting teacher layoffs according to strict seniority created a hardship for students in the most disadvantaged schools so severe that it amounts to a deprivation of rights.

Just 17 percent said California should continue to conduct teacher layoffs in order of seniority....

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Research Now conducted a survey of 618 California teachers, principals and superintendents to find out their opinions on teacher effectiveness, tenure, dismissal and «last - in, first - out» layoffs.

Tiffini was stunned to find out that this teacher was laid off due to «last - in, first - out» (LIFO) dismissal policies, which prioritize seniority over teacher quality when a school district conducts budgetary layoffs.

By state law, those layoffs would have been conducted on a last - hired, first - fired basis, meaning most teachers hired after 2007 in New York City would lose their jobs, no matter how they performed in the classroom.

In a review of California's «last in, first out» process conducted over four years ago, the state's own Legislative Analyst Office concluded that seniority - based layoffs lead «to lower quality of the overall teacher workforce» and recommended that «the state explore alternatives that could provide districts with the discretion to do what is in the best interest of their students.»

The announcement came as the New York State Senate geared up for a vote on a bill that would end the teacher seniority system and allow the city to conduct layoffs based on merit.