Sentences with phrase «teacher tenure protections»

Two - thirds of voters reported that «removing teacher tenure protections» was important in casting a ballot.

Nearly 4 of 5 Tuck supporters, 79 percent, said they wanted to eliminate teacher tenure protections while 69 percent of Torlakson voters said preserving due process protection was a higher priority.

In recent years, states across the country have attempted to increase the accountability of public school teachers by implementing rigorous, high - stakes evaluation systems and in some cases repealing teacher tenure protections.

Alexandria, VA — In a sweeping victory for education reformers in California, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled yesterday that state laws governing teacher tenure protections are unconstitutional.

Jim Finberg, lead counsel for the California Teachers Association said existing teacher tenure protections, «help school districts recruit and retain highly effective teachers.»

At the same time they were pursuing tougher evaluations, reformers looked to the courts to loosen the city's teacher tenure protections.

Cuomo proposed a series of reform proposals that would have been anathema for the unions, and a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state's teacher tenure protections was working its way through the courts.

At the same time they were pursuing tougher evaluations, reformers looked to the courts to loosen the city's teacher tenure protections.

He struck down teacher tenure protection, seniority - based job protection and existing disciplinary policy on the grounds that they were unconstitutional and harmed students.

When a California judge earlier last week struck down teacher tenure protections, his reasoning was that poor students were being harmed when bad teachers with seniority were retained while younger, better teachers were either not hired or let go in layoffs.

If it is successful, the Vergara case will eliminate some teacher tenure protections, limit seniority, and diminish collective bargaining rights.