New York advocacy groups challenge teacher tenure

[JURIST] An education advocacy group on Monday filed suit in New York to challenge the state's teacher tenure laws, becoming the second group in the state to do so. The challenges, brought by the New York City Parents Union and the Partnership for Educational Justice [advocacy websites], claim that existing laws protecting teacher employment violate the civil rights of children [PBS report] to a quality education. The argument echos the ruling [opinion, PDF] of the California Superior Court in June...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/08/new-york-advocacy-groups-challenge-teacher-tenure.php

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