There, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge found similar state laws unconstitutional, ruling that
tenure rules disproportionately saddle poor and minority students with «grossly ineffective» teachers, a violation of the right to equality of education spelled out in California's constitution.
In a landmark
ruling, a Los Angeles superior court judge on Tuesday struck down key elements of California's teacher
tenure statutes after finding that the near inability to fire ineffective teachers
disproportionately hurts poor and minority students.