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Deal with ACLU would reward teachers at some L.A. Unified campuses if they boost academic performance
- 10-08-2010
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By Jason Song/Los Angeles Times
A potentially groundbreaking settlement that could limit teachers' seniority protections would also require instructors at a small number of schools to be judged and rewarded based on their ability to boost the campus' academic performance, according to documents released Thursday. The legal agreement, approved by the city school board earlier this week during a closed-door meeting, was the result of negotiations between the Los Angeles Unified School District and the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups. The groups had sued the district earlier this year, claiming that the civil rights of students were being violated at three of the city's worst-performing middle schools because they did not have access to quality instructors. Those campuses were primarily staffed by younger teachers who were laid off based on their lack of seniority during a budget crisis. (more…)
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