A Los Angeles County Trial-Judge, Rolf M. Treu, struck down five decades-old California laws governing teacher tenure and other job protections on the grounds that they violate the state's constitution. Judge Treu ruled in Vergara v. California that tenure and other job protections make it harder to fire teachers and therefore effectively work to keep bad teachers in the classroom. In addition, he goes on to write in his opinion that bad teachers "substantially undermine" a child's education, which "shocks the conscience" and violates the students' right to a "basic equality of educational opportunity" as enshrined in California's constitution.
Court Decision Struck Down Law on Teacher Tenure
This baby Wakes up Happy Every Day
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Waking up is sometimes hard to do. We're tired, stressed and perhaps we're dreading the day's schedule. - But what if we could start our days off in the right mood? That could change everything. Here are 5 tips on how to wake up in a better mood.
Will the Meeting Come to Order?
- How often have you gone to a public meeting that didn't go very well? Did it seem to take forever to settle the simplest problems? What was wrong?
