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Julie DelegalOctober 23, 2014

It was easy-breezy. In a land where small electric fans cause tornadoes of political outrage, the simple contract negotiations between state Sen. John Thrasher and his new employer, the Florida State University Board of Trustees, were refreshingly smooth. The terms appear to be completely pro forma. Except for one little detail. The devil is in […]

Marc YachtJune 15, 2014

A judge’s ruling that threatens teacher tenure in California further undermines job security for teachers. Public school teachers continue to feel the brunt of political opportunists, unfair evaluations, the conservative push to privatized education, inadequate funding for the classroom, and lack of wage increases. It is ironic that the legislators responsible for undermining public schools […]

Julie DelegalJune 12, 2014

California Superior Judge Rolf Treu has swallowed the corporate-reform narrative on education –hook, line and sinker. According to the Los Angeles Times, the judge agreed with attorneys representing nine student plaintiffs who contend that it’s teacher tenure law — not student poverty, not state underfunding, not bureaucratic largesse, not any other factor — that disproportionately […]

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Julie Delegal: Teacher tenure: As state senator he took it away from public school teachers, but as Florida State president John Thrasher could claim it for himself

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