The Los Angeles Times – Howard Blume and Joy Resmovits
“The sides squaring off in a Los Angeles appeals courtroom on Thursday in the landmark case of Vergara vs. California agree on this: Teachers are key to whether students founder or thrive, and far too many students are failing or falling behind. The debate over how to address that problem has erupted into a pivotal fight over the competing and complementary rights of students and teachers. The people who slammed the state with this high-stakes lawsuit have a straightforward prescription: Make it easier for schools to get rid of bad teachers.”(more)