Sentences with phrase «overturn teacher tenure laws»

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- A stunning decision to overturn teacher tenure laws in California has New York City parents mobilizing to seek the same thing here.

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In April, the California Court of Appeal overturned the trial court's ruling in Vergara v. California [i], in which a group of families had challenged the constitutionality of state laws governing teacher tenure [ii](California state law automatically grants tenure to teachers after sixteen months, provides extra due process protections to teachers over and above those available to other state workers, and requires schools to use seniority rather than competency in layoff decisions.)

But overturning the tenure and seniority laws, he said, «would not prevent administrators from assigning the worst teachers to schools serving poor and minority students.»

The California Court of Appeal on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling that had challenged teacher tenure and declared school employment laws unconstitutional.

Take the Vergara v. California trial, which in June overturned state's laws governing teacher tenure, seniority and dismissal.

The case of Vergara v. California seeks to overturn five laws involving teacher tenure, dismissals and the last - in, first - out layoff policies.

Citing the constitutional rights of its public school student plaintiffs, the suit seeks to overturn state laws that schedule tenure consideration after two years of teaching, dictate the use of seniority when budget cuts force layoffs, and impose due process rules on teachers» terminations.

In California, an appeals court overturned a decision by a state judge that overturned that state's teacher tenure laws over the objections of teachers unions.