Sentences with phrase «local tenure laws»

Education reform groups like StudentsFirstNY and the New Teacher Project say a lawsuit against New York State inspired by the Vergara case could change local tenure laws and present a long - awaited opportunity to legally assess long - term sticking points with the unions, such as merit pay and seniority rules.

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In an interview as her tenure ends, Lynch strongly defended the Justice Department's aggressive intervention in local law enforcement during the Obama administration, including the decision to repeatedly seek court - enforceable improvement plans with troubled police agencies.

In the ad, Gaughran compares this with his own tenure in public service, taking credit for writing ethics laws on the local level.

In the K — 12 world, however, tenure remains the norm for public school teachers in the district sector, vouchsafed in most places by state law and big - time politics, as well as local contracts, even in so - called «right to work» states.

A crusading local superintendent's effort to change his district's teacher recruitment and retention practices can be brought to a halt by the state's seniority law, tenure law, and collective - bargaining statutes.

The UFT took the fight to the state legislature, as state law precluded locals from having any say on tenure matters.

Among these are the implementation of LCFF, with all school districts approving their Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs) by July 1, the primary election for Superintendent of Public Instruction, the deadline for districts» administration of pilot versions of Common Core State Standards tests, and a ruling in the Vergara lawsuit, around teacher tenure and job protection laws and students» right to access equal education.

This change in approach has provided for the creating of «space» within some national land law systems for local customary tenure arrangements to continue to function.