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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Teaching Profession
Report: More States Linking Evaluations to Tenure
States continue to link performance-evaluation systems to decisions about tenure and layoffs.