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Judge leaning toward approving changes in teacher seniority rules in L.A. Unified
- 12-15-2010
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Blog by Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Tuesday stuck to a tentative ruling that would change the "last hired, first fired" rules that control which teachers get laid off during budget cutbacks in the L.A. Unified School District. For the most part, Judge William F. Highberger continued to side with parties on a settlement meant to protect schools from suffering high teacher turnover during layoffs. Under the tentative agreement, reached in October, the district would apply seniority rules campus by campus to distribute layoffs more evenly across the nation’s second-largest school system. That way, schools that depended heavily on inexperienced teachers would not be decimated. In addition, up to 45 at-risk schools could be protected completely from layoffs, as part of a plan that links this protection to academic improvement. Highberger also said that he was willing to consider new evidence and hear further arguments during three days of formal hearings set to begin Jan. 18. (more…)
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