Lausd Targets Teacher Shields Schools: Board Would Ask State to Limit Bumping Rights, Ease Firing of Bad Instructors.
Los Angeles Daily News › June 29, 2009
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Embarking on a monumental task that some say is doomed to fail, Los Angeles Unified school officials are taking aim at state laws that make it virtually impossible to fire teachers.
Facing unprecedented layoffs, including 3,500 teachers with less than two year's experience, district officials and their allies say they need the power to cull bad teachers from the ranks or students will suffer in the classroom.See the full content of this document
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Lausd Targets Teacher Shields Schools: Board Would Ask State to Limit Bumping Rights, Ease Firing of Bad Instructors.
"It's about weeding out people who shouldn't be working with our kids," said Tamar Galatzan, a board of education member who represents part of the San Fernando Valley.
On Tuesday, the school board is scheduled to vote on a pair of resolutions to change state teacher protections as well as ...See the full content of this document
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