Sentences with phrase «teacher dismissal statutes»

Represented by Los Angeles law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, the plaintiffs allege teacher protections such as tenure, seniority rules in layoffs and other teacher dismissal statutes disparately keep ineffective teachers in the classroom in violation of the state constitution's equal protection clause.

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«The evidence this court heard was that it could take anywhere from two to almost ten years and cost $ 50,000 to $ 450,000 or more to bring these cases to conclusion under the Dismissal Statutes, and that given these facts, grossly ineffective teachers are being left in the classroom.»

States should change their tenure statutes to explicitly mandate that teacher retention and dismissal decisions incorporate teacher effectiveness data.

Because Judge Rolf Treu has placed a stay on his Vergara ruling pending the outcome of the teachers unions» appeal, the tenure, seniority and dismissal statutes are still alive and well in California.

If successful, this lawsuit will remove the tenure, seniority and arcane dismissal statutes from the California education code and render them unconstitutional, thus making it easier to get rid of incompetent and criminal teachers while outlawing seniority as a method of teacher - retention.

As defendants, the state and its two biggest teachers unions tried to persuade the judge that in four weeks of testimony, the plaintiffs — nine students — did not present enough evidence to prove that the five contested statutes governing teacher dismissal, tenure and layoffs deny students right to an effective education.

Nichols, a former teacher, told the court that she believed the dismissal and tenure statutes protected her rights as a teacher.

The story, «The War on Teacher Tenure,» is mostly about the Vergara decision — in which a judge found that the tenure, seniority and dismissal statutes in the California education code are unconstitutional.

You see, the teachers unions» emphasis on collective bargaining, seniority, tenure, endless dismissal statutes, etc., are in a death battle with reformers — parents, privatizers, charter schools and taxpayers and the unions are losing the fight.

They aren't a part of teacher - unionized America where hideous seniority and tenure rules and hopelessly arcane dismissal statutes are the norm.

In 2012, California state senator Alex Padilla wrote SB 1530, which would have streamlined the labyrinthine «dismissal statutes» that require districts to navigate a seemingly endless maze of hearings and appeals that all teachers are currently entitled to.

Judge Treu ruled in favor of the plaintiffs on every issue, removing five statutes concerning tenure, seniority and teacher dismissal rules from the state's constitution, adding, «The evidence is compelling.

Under less friendly questioning than earlier in the day, Deasy responded in detail to questions posed by Jim Finberg, attorney for the California Teachers Association (CTA) and the California Federation of Teachers (CFT), who attempted to chip away at the argument that the current tenure and dismissal statutes hurt students, and that removing ineffective teachers is quite possiTeachers Association (CTA) and the California Federation of Teachers (CFT), who attempted to chip away at the argument that the current tenure and dismissal statutes hurt students, and that removing ineffective teachers is quite possiTeachers (CFT), who attempted to chip away at the argument that the current tenure and dismissal statutes hurt students, and that removing ineffective teachers is quite possiteachers is quite possible now.