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Tenure

Teaching Profession Kansas Union Challenges Tenure-Repeal Law
The Kansas National Education Association is challenging provisions tacked onto a 2014 budget bill eliminating due process.
Stephen Sawchuk, August 12, 2014
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Recruitment & Retention Teacher Tenure, Evaluation Will Appear on Missouri Ballots In November
A proposed constitutional amendment to weaken teacher tenure laws and tie teacher evaluations to student performance will appear on Missouri ballots in November.
Madeline Will, August 6, 2014
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Teaching Profession Vergara Legal Team Signs On To N.Y. Lawsuit
The high-powered lawyers that litigated the California suit will represent the plaintiffs in one of two suits targeting teacher tenure in New York.
Stephen Sawchuk, August 6, 2014
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Recruitment & Retention In Teacher-Tenure Battles, a War for Public Opinion Can Obscure the Nuances
As tenure leaps to prominence as a national issue, with even celebrities weighing in, it's good to keep the complexities in mind.
Stephen Sawchuk, August 5, 2014
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Recruitment & Retention N.Y.C. Union Will Join Tenure Lawsuit as Defendant
The UFT will intervene in a lawsuit tackling New York's due-process and tenure laws.
Stephen Sawchuk, July 22, 2014
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Teaching Profession NEA Delegates Tackle State Takeover, National-Board Certification, and ... Breastfeeding?
The NEA voted to call for a moratorium on state takeovers of school districts, and on a myriad of other topics--not all related to education.
Liana Loewus, July 5, 2014
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Recruitment & Retention NEA Calls for Secretary Duncan's Resignation
In a surprising vote at the Representative Assembly on July 4, delegates passed a new business item calling for U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to resign.
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Teaching Profession Emerging Themes at NEA: 'Toxic Testing' and Union Threats
The board of directors will propose a New Business Item calling for a campaign against "toxic testing."
Liana Loewus, July 2, 2014
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Recruitment & Retention Weaker Teachers Leaving Schools Under N.Y.C.'s Tenure Changes
A New York City schools policy that encourages principals to closely consider teacher-tenure decisions before awarding that status appears to have encouraged less-effective ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog to leave the profession, new research shows.
Stephen Sawchuk, June 16, 2014
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Teaching Profession AFT President Takes Secretary Duncan to Task Over Vergara Ruling
The AFT President is angry about how U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan responded to the decision in Vergara v. California.
Stephen Sawchuk, June 13, 2014
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Teaching Profession Reactions to the Vergara Teacher-Tenure Decision Pour In
Some of the reaction on the ruling in Vergara lawsuit from plaintiffs, as well as critics.
Stephen Sawchuk, June 10, 2014
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Recruitment & Retention State Judge Strikes Down California's Laws on Teacher Tenure, Dismissal
A California superior-court judge struck down the state's laws governing teacher tenure, seniority, and dismissal.
Stephen Sawchuk, June 10, 2014
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Teaching Profession North Carolina Plan Would Institute Pay-for-Tenure Swap
In the wake of a lawsuit, North Carolina lawmakers have penned a plan to allow teachers to retain tenure—but grant large pay raises only for those teachers who agree to relinquish it.
Stephen Sawchuk, May 28, 2014
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Teaching Profession Report: More States Linking Evaluations to Tenure
States continue to link performance-evaluation systems to decisions about tenure and layoffs.
Stephen Sawchuk, May 22, 2014
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