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The Vergara trial judge noted that teacher layoffs prioritized solely by seniority prevented senior and ineffective teachers from being laid off before junior but effective teachers. In this situation, "[n]o matter how gifted the junior teacher, and no matter how grossly ineffective the senior teacher, the junior gifted one . . . is separated ...
In response to racial tension in a community and its schools, the Board of Education and the teachers union in Jackson, Michigan added a "layoff provision" to their collective bargaining agreement; it required that in the event of layoffs, "teachers with the most seniority... shall be retained, except that at no time will there be a greater percentage of minority personnel laid off than the ...
Surveying layoff rules for teachers in other U.S. jurisdictions, the court found that as of the trial (January 27 to March 27, 2014) [31] 2 states provided that seniority could not be considered; 18 states and the District of Columbia left the layoff criteria to school district discretion; 20 states provided that seniority could be considered ...
Schools across the country are announcing teacher and staff layoffs as districts brace for the end of a pandemic aid package that delivered the largest one-time federal investment in K-12 education.
About 20% of the district’s staff will either lose their job or move to a new one, effective June 30.
More than 200 residents and teachers packed the auditorium for the board's meeting at Lincoln Park Middle School, where Board of Education Vice President Todd Henches acknowledged the fiscal distress.
In some states, schools are required to pay more to teachers who have earned higher degrees, and tenure allows teachers to secure a job, go back to school, and return to their jobs, not fearing dismissal because of their higher pay grade. Supporters liken tenure to the concept of seniority in other jobs.
As many as 1,200 Salem-Keizer School District employees woke up to a pink slip or job ... teachers by 8.8%, school-based administrators by 4.9% and classified staff by 4.9%, Castañeda said ...