In a 2 - 1 decision, with Judge Chris Dillon agreeing in part with the majority, the three - judge appeals court panel found that
the repeal of teacher tenure in 2013, a bill signed by Gov. Pat McCrory, amounted to an illegal taking of contract and property rights.
Not exact matches
According to the last set
of federal and state campaign finance reports, Governor Malloy, the champion
of the corporate education reform industry and the only Democratic governor in the nation to propose doing away with
teacher tenure and
repealing collective bargaining for
teachers working in the poorest schools has received well over a quarter
of a million dollars from leaders and political action committees associated with the national education reform and privatization effort.
Although Malloy is the only Democratic Governor in the nation to propose doing away with
teacher tenure and
repealing collective bargaining for
teachers in «turnaround» schools, the announcement that Stefan Pryor will be leaving his position at the end
of this year was seen by some as a signal that Malloy was going to shift away from his corporate education reform industry and privatization policies and would use a second term to provide more support for Connecticut's real public education system.
With that move, the CEA joined the leadership
of the American Federation
of Teachers — Connecticut Chapter in throwing their support and money behind the only Democratic governor in the nation to propose doing away with tenure for all public school teachers and repealing collective bargaining for teachers working in the poorest di
Teachers — Connecticut Chapter in throwing their support and money behind the only Democratic governor in the nation to propose doing away with
tenure for all public school
teachers and repealing collective bargaining for teachers working in the poorest di
teachers and
repealing collective bargaining for
teachers working in the poorest di
teachers working in the poorest districts.
If Malloy really wants
teachers to support him, why hasn't he clearly endorsed the concept
of teacher tenure and made a public statement that he was wrong to try and eliminate
tenure and
repeal collective bargaining in his 2012 Corporate Education Reform Industry legislation.
Weingarten, along with the leadership
of the American Federation
of Teachers — Connecticut Chapter and the Connecticut Education Association have endorsed Malloy despite the fact that Governor Malloy remains the only Democratic governor in the nation to propose repealing tenure for all Connecticut public school teachers and unilaterally eliminating collective bargaining rights for a teachers working in the state's poorest
Teachers — Connecticut Chapter and the Connecticut Education Association have endorsed Malloy despite the fact that Governor Malloy remains the only Democratic governor in the nation to propose
repealing tenure for all Connecticut public school
teachers and unilaterally eliminating collective bargaining rights for a teachers working in the state's poorest
teachers and unilaterally eliminating collective bargaining rights for a
teachers working in the state's poorest
teachers working in the state's poorest schools.
No amount
of political spin coming from Malloy or his education reform industry allies will disguise the fact that by introducing a bill to do away with
teacher tenure and
repeal collective bargaining rights for
teachers in «turnaround schools,» Malloy became the most anti-
teacher, anti-public education Democratic governor in the nation.
E4E's mission is to make it seem like real
teachers support the corporate education reform industry's agenda that includes
repealing teaching
tenure, eliminating the
teacher seniority process and promoting the use
of the unfair and discriminatory Common Core testing scheme.
In each case, the court looked at whether the
repeal of the state
tenure law unconstitutionally impacted
teachers» contract rights.
In North Carolina Assoc.
of Educators v. State
of North Carolina, 368 N.C. 777, 786 S.E. 2d 255 (N.C. 2016), the North Carolina Supreme Court held that the
repeal of tenure unjustly took away
tenured teachers» contract rights without cause, a hearing, or compensation.
What makes this
tenure debate particularly incredible here in Connecticut is that while the national president
of the American Federation
of Teachers was standing up for teachers and condemning the California anti-tenure ruling last week, the Connecticut Chapter of the American Federation of Teachers was endorsing the only Democrat governor in the country who proposed doing away with tenure and repealing collective bargaining rights for t
Teachers was standing up for
teachers and condemning the California anti-tenure ruling last week, the Connecticut Chapter of the American Federation of Teachers was endorsing the only Democrat governor in the country who proposed doing away with tenure and repealing collective bargaining rights for t
teachers and condemning the California anti-
tenure ruling last week, the Connecticut Chapter
of the American Federation
of Teachers was endorsing the only Democrat governor in the country who proposed doing away with tenure and repealing collective bargaining rights for t
Teachers was endorsing the only Democrat governor in the country who proposed doing away with
tenure and
repealing collective bargaining rights for
teachersteachers.
With Randi Weingarten in Connecticut today, the leadership
of the AFT and CEA have a unique opportunity to actually force Malloy to stand up, step up and come clean about his 2012 effort to eliminate
tenure for all public school
teachers and
repeal collective bargaining for
teachers working in Connecticut's poorest school districts.
Anderson v. Brand, 303 U.S. 95 (1938), the U.S. Supreme Court held that
tenured teachers could not lose their rights to a continuing contract through a
repeal of the state's
tenure statute.
Last summer, Randi Weingarten and the leadership
of the American Federation
of Teachers — Connecticut Chapter was committed to endorsing Governor Dannel Malloy's and his effort to get re-elected to the governor's office despite the fact that Malloy was the only sitting Democratic Governor in the nation to propose doing away with tenure for all public school teachers and unilaterally repealing collective bargaining rights for teachers in the poorest school di
Teachers — Connecticut Chapter was committed to endorsing Governor Dannel Malloy's and his effort to get re-elected to the governor's office despite the fact that Malloy was the only sitting Democratic Governor in the nation to propose doing away with
tenure for all public school
teachers and unilaterally repealing collective bargaining rights for teachers in the poorest school di
teachers and unilaterally
repealing collective bargaining rights for
teachers in the poorest school di
teachers in the poorest school districts.
«Governor Malloy has earned the title
of the most anti-
teacher Democratic governor in the nation by proposing to end
teacher tenure and
repeal collective bargaining for
teachers in turnaround schools.
Following the original Vergara decision, Republican lawmakers introduced a package
of three bills to extend the time it would take a
teacher to earn
tenure, to
repeal the «last - in, first - out» statute that makes layoff decisions based on seniority, and to establish an annual
teacher evaluation system.
But I will proudly stand by my statement that a Democrat who proposed doing away with
teacher tenure for all public school
teachers and
repealing collective bargaining for
teachers in the poorest school; who refuses to de-couple inappropriate standardized tests from
teacher evaluation; who diverts a hundred million dollars a year from public schools to prop up unaccountable charter schools that refuse to educate their fair share
of bi-lingual students and students who need special education services; and who refused to settle the CCEJF lawsuit and develop a long - term change to Connecticut's school funding formula... DOES NOT deserve the badge
of honor that comes with being endorsed by
teacher unions.
NEWS FLASH: The only Democratic governor in the nation to propose doing away with
tenure for all
teachers and
repealing collective bargaining for
teachers working in the poorest district has received the endorsement
of the Connecticut Education Association's Board
of Directors.
The Legislature has also passed — and could
repeal — statutes that essentially guarantee lifetime
teacher tenure and that mandate
teacher layoffs strictly on the basis
of seniority.
Despite his claims to the contrary, if the governor's approach was adopted, and
tenure was
repealed, towns all across Connecticut faced with budget problems that are unwilling or unable to raise taxes, would consistently drop the older, more experienced
teachers at the end
of their certification periods — even if their evaluations were good.