Declining school enrollments and funding problems continue to require teacher layoffs by California school districts. Such layoffs, however, long have been plagued by uncertain statutory requirements and conflicting judicial interpretations. The author reviews developments of the last three years, concluding that recent cases have answered a number of questions. Nevertheless, important unresolved procedural and interpretative issues still threaten to invalidate otherwise legal and necessary layoffs. The author proposes rationales for their legislative or judicial solutions
Since the passage of the Charter Schools Act of 1992, charter schools have been hailed for achieving...
Research demonstrates that a teacher “quality gap ” exists in California. Teachers in schools with h...
The recent Vergara case in California, which declared teacher tenure unconstitutional, has highlight...
Declining school enrollments and funding problems continue to require teacher layoffs by California ...
To cope with declining enrollment and unremitting financial problems, California school districts ar...
Requires school districts to use a classroom teacher\u27s performance ratings, rather than seniority...
Requires school districts to use a classroom teacher\u27s performance ratings, rather than seniority...
UnrestrictedAs California’s education budget continues to shrink and the Los Angeles Unified School ...
Increases length of time required before a teacher may become a permanent employee from two complete...
2016-01-09Massive funding cuts to public education in the United States, brought on by the Great Rec...
Increases length of service required before a teacher may become a permanent employee, from two cons...
The number of individuals preparing to become teachers has declined considerably. What's more, routi...
Earlier this month, a judge in California ruled that the state’s protections for teachers, including...
Increases length of service required before a teacher may become a permanent employee, from two cons...
Requires employment decisions, including hiring, compensating, promoting, demoting, terminating, tra...
Since the passage of the Charter Schools Act of 1992, charter schools have been hailed for achieving...
Research demonstrates that a teacher “quality gap ” exists in California. Teachers in schools with h...
The recent Vergara case in California, which declared teacher tenure unconstitutional, has highlight...
Declining school enrollments and funding problems continue to require teacher layoffs by California ...
To cope with declining enrollment and unremitting financial problems, California school districts ar...
Requires school districts to use a classroom teacher\u27s performance ratings, rather than seniority...
Requires school districts to use a classroom teacher\u27s performance ratings, rather than seniority...
UnrestrictedAs California’s education budget continues to shrink and the Los Angeles Unified School ...
Increases length of time required before a teacher may become a permanent employee from two complete...
2016-01-09Massive funding cuts to public education in the United States, brought on by the Great Rec...
Increases length of service required before a teacher may become a permanent employee, from two cons...
The number of individuals preparing to become teachers has declined considerably. What's more, routi...
Earlier this month, a judge in California ruled that the state’s protections for teachers, including...
Increases length of service required before a teacher may become a permanent employee, from two cons...
Requires employment decisions, including hiring, compensating, promoting, demoting, terminating, tra...
Since the passage of the Charter Schools Act of 1992, charter schools have been hailed for achieving...
Research demonstrates that a teacher “quality gap ” exists in California. Teachers in schools with h...
The recent Vergara case in California, which declared teacher tenure unconstitutional, has highlight...