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Teaching Profession Yes, Teachers Once Could Be Fired for Being Pregnant. Here's What You Should Know
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's story about being forced out of her teaching job for being visibly pregnant exposes a widespread practice through the 1970s.
Madeline Will, October 10, 2019
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School Choice & Charters Two Catholic Schools Were Asked to Fire Gay Teachers. Here's What They Did
The Indianapolis archbishop has ordered Catholic high schools in the city to dismiss teachers who are married to someone of the same sex, or sever ties with the archdiocese.
Madeline Will, June 24, 2019
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Teaching Profession Lawsuit to Overturn New York's Teacher-Tenure Laws Heads to Trial
A case challenging New York's teacher-tenure laws will move to trial despite the union's attempts to dismiss it, an appellate court ruled.
Brenda Iasevoli, March 29, 2018
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Recruitment & Retention No Such Thing as 'Tenure' or 'Permanent Teachers,' Colorado Court Rules
Colorado's Supreme Court last week ruled against teachers who are fighting a state law that allows school districts to put teachers on unpaid leave without a hearing.
Brenda Iasevoli, March 21, 2018
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3 min read
School & District Management Dozens of 'Absent Reserve' Teachers Now Back in New York City Classrooms
The New York City education department planned to pull hundreds from its "absent teacher reserve" pool to fill vacancies in schools, yet so far just 41 teachers have been placed.
Liana Loewus, December 8, 2017
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Teaching Profession New York City to Begin Putting 'Absent Reserve' Teachers Back in Classrooms. But Who Are They?
A third of teachers entered the pool after facing legal or disciplinary charges. And more than a third came in after their schools were closed or phased out.
Liana Loewus, October 27, 2017
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Teaching Profession Houston District Settles Lawsuit With Teachers' Union Over Value-Added Scores
The Houston school district has settled a federal lawsuit brought by the teacher's union over the school system's controversial teacher evaluation system, which involved a secret algorithm.
Liana Loewus, October 26, 2017
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Teaching Profession A Fine Line on 'Forced Placement' of Teachers in New York City
New York City schools that still have open teaching positions this fall will be assigned educators from the city's "absent teacher reserve" pool, the education department there recently announced.
Liana Loewus, July 19, 2017
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Teaching Profession What Happened to All of the New Orleans Teachers Fired After Hurricane Katrina?
A new study shows that half of them never taught in Louisiana again.
Emmanuel Felton, May 31, 2017
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Teaching Profession Why 4,500 North Carolina Teachers Might Lose Their Jobs This Summer
The states' effort to reduce class sizes might leave thousands of art, music, foreign language, and physical education teachers without a job.
Emmanuel Felton, April 11, 2017
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Teaching Profession Minn. Teacher Tenure Lawsuit Revived
Parents appeal an October ruling that concluded that they hadn't sufficiently linked tenure laws with poor student achievement.
Emmanuel Felton, January 17, 2017
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1 min read
Teaching Profession Seniority Won't Protect Teachers from Layoffs in a Chicago Suburb
Teachers working in the affluent North Shore school district in Chicago are facing layoffs based on their job performance, not on seniority.
Brenda Iasevoli, December 9, 2016
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Teaching Profession Study: It's Far Too Hard to Fire Bad Teachers
A study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute highlights the difficulties of dismissing ineffective teachers in many districts.
Brenda Iasevoli, December 8, 2016
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2 min read
Recruitment & Retention Kansas Supreme Court Weighs Tenure Repeal Law
Kansas's highest court will decide whether a 2014 law stripping teachers of their due process protections met constitutional muster.
Emmanuel Felton, September 13, 2016
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2 min read
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