The 74 Million – Carolyn Phenicie
“Nearly two years after Vergara v. California trial first began, the case is set to move forward as judges from a state appeals court will hear arguments this Thursday, Feb. 25. The plaintiffs – nine students in five California public school districts – argue that five laws governing teacher dismissal, tenure, and “last in-first out” layoff policies deprive them of their right to a quality education, in violation of the state’s constitution. Those policies disproportionately harm minority and low-income students, they say. After a two-month trial in early 2014, Judge Rolf M. Treu ruled in the plaintiffs’ favor, declaring those laws unconstitutional. Treu delayed the portion of the ruling banning the imposition of those laws pending appeals. Arguments resume this week.”(more)