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LAUSD moves to alter teacher layoffs
- 06-16-2010
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By Connie Llanos/Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles Unified officials approved Tuesday a largely symbolic plan that seeks to block the practice of basing layoffs only on seniority while making it easier to fire bad teachers. The district is expected to negotiate the proposal with union leaders, who oppose the resolution. The measure also urges the district to support proposed state legislation to eliminate "last hired-first fired" rules for layoffs. "We need to be able to make decisions, in times of layoffs, based on who is the most efficient teacher first," said board member Yolie Flores. "This is the first step in ensuring that every student in this district gets a quality teacher." Teachers union officials said the plan was an unfair attack on teachers and their job protections. (more...)
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