Blind seniority rules protecting public school teachers deprive students of their constitutional right to equal access to education, a closely followed lawsuit alleges in the state courts of California. One [Los Angeles] Unified School District study, for example, shows that black students are 43 percent more likely than white students to be taught by teachers in the bottom 5th percentile of effectiveness and that Hispanic students are 68 percent more likely.... Asked how much it costs the LAUSD to dismiss a grossly ineffective teacher, Superintendent Deasy testified, as seen on Courtroom View Network (CVN), between $250,000 and $450,000. Asked if that is a deterrent in dismissing teachers, he said, It is my opinion that it is.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 10:16:43 +0000
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