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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 ...
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 ...
To stave off those losses and rescind seniority-based layoffs, some lawmakers tried to change how layoffs work, but they ran into pushback from the state teachers union, which said the policies ...
When Minneapolis teachers settled a 14-day strike in March, they celebrated a groundbreaking provision in their new contract that was meant to shield teachers of color from seniority-based layoffs ...
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 ...
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.
More than 200 teachers and residents packed the Lincoln Park Board of Education after news of a budget ... A drastic budget deficit will require layoffs and other cuts for the 2024-2025 school ...
Labor union contracts often include seniority provisions, specifying that promotions, layoffs, and benefits are determined based on the length of service rather than performance. Historically, these provisions aimed to prevent favoritism, cronyism, and corruption, promoting a sense of solidarity among workers.