Tenure
Recruitment & Retention
North Carolina's Anti-Tenure Law Is Unconstitutional, State Court Rules
A judge ruled North Carolina's controversial teacher-tenure and -pay law unconstitutional.
Recruitment & Retention
California Turns Down District's Bid to Lengthen Pre-Tenure Period
California won't grant a bid by the San Jose district and union to extend the two-year probationary period for some teachers.
Recruitment & Retention
Judge Halts N.C. Tenure Law in Two Districts
Two North Carolina districts, for now, won't have to meet a June 30 mandate under an unpopular law that ends tenure.
Recruitment & Retention
Due Process About to Dissolve for Kansas Teachers
Teachers' unions in the state are protesting the change, which was approved by legislators as part of several adjustments to the state's K-12 funding system.
Teaching Profession
Fate of California Teacher-Protection Rules Now in Hands of Judge
Lawyers presented their closing arguments in the fractious Vergara v. California teacher-protection lawsuit.
Recruitment & Retention
N.J. Teachers' Evaluations Would Include Parent Involvement Under Proposed Law
Parent involvement could be come a factor in measuring teacher effectiveness in New Jersey, according to legislation introduced last week.
Teaching Profession
Vergara Sisters Testify in Calif. Teacher-Protection Suit Bearing Their Name
Two sisters, plaintiffs in Vergara v. California, take the stand.
Teaching Profession
Vergara Suit: When Is A Teacher 'Incapable of Remediation?'
As the Vergara v. California civil trial wrapped up its first week here, plaintiffs and their witnesses were beginning to confront this very charged question.
Teaching Profession
Contours of Calif. Teacher-Protection Suit Take Shape
Highlights from opening statements in the Vergara v. California trial.
Teaching Profession
High-Profile California Lawsuit on Teacher Protections Begins
A pathbreaking and controversial trial on teacher protections begins this week in Los Angeles, with implications for policies on teacher seniority, tenure, and dismissal.
Recruitment & Retention
Louisiana's Teacher-Tenure Law Struck Down (Again)
The same judge has twice struck down a 2012 tenure- and pay-reform law in the Pelican State.
Recruitment & Retention
Court Clears for Trial Calif. Case on Teacher Tenure and Dismissal Procedures
Plaintiffs may bring their challenge to five parts of California's education code relating to teacher employment.
Federal
Opinion
North Carolina Teachers Stage a 'Walk-In'
North Carolina teachers, parents, and supporters of public schools staged "walk-ins" this past week to protests cuts in public education. The architect of these bad policies should pay close attention and start listening instead of lecturing.
School & District Management
Report Sees 'Seismic Shift' in State Teacher-Evaluation Policies
The Washington-based National Council on Teacher Quality released its annual report rounding up states' teacher-evaluation policies, which have become increasingly stringent over the last few years.