Jason Russell | Washington Examiner
“A lawsuit seeking to have New York’s teacher tenure protections ruled unconstitutional will advance, thanks to a judge’s ruling late Friday afternoon.
Teachers unions filed a motion to dismiss the case, but their motion was denied.”
NY State of Politics
“A state Supreme Court judge on Staten Island Thursday declined to toss a lawsuit filed by teachers challenging the state’s teacher tenure laws.
The lawsuit was filed earlier this year with both the state and the United Federation of Teachers listed as plaintiffs, but before state lawmakers approved a budget that included provisions that ultimately made it harder for teachers to obtain and keep tenure.”
Newsday
“NEW YORK – (AP) — A New York judge says a lawsuit that aims to revise New York’s teacher tenure rules can proceed.
In a decision Friday, state Supreme Court Justice Philip Minardo denied a motion to dismiss the suit.
The plaintiffs argue that teacher tenure and layoffs by seniority deprive students of the sound, basic education they are guaranteed under the state constitution.
The ruling allows for the case to be heard in a state appellate court.”
WNYC
“A Staten Island judge has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit over teacher tenure and other job protections.
The union, the city and the state all argued that the case was moot because the state legislature changed the teacher evaluation system last spring. It also made it harder for teachers to achieve tenure.
But State Supreme Court Judge Philip Minardo said the legislature’s “marginal changes affecting, e.g., the term of probation and/or the disciplinary proceedings applicable to teachers, are insufficient” grounds for dismissal.”
By Julia Marsh | New York Post
The parents of a 14-year-old girl are suing the Department of Education, saying administrators failed to tell them her teacher was a sexual predator — even as their daughter, who later revealed she was also a victim, was struggling in school because of the abuse.
By Ben Chapman, Lisa L. Colangelo | New York Daily News
As many as 3,100 city charter school teachers rallied for equality in city schools on Wednesday in Manhattan during a demonstration organized by a pro-charter advocacy group.
New York Post Editorial Board
Here we go again: The state’s schools czar says the latest teacher-grading makeover is “full of problems.” This, when Gov. Cuomo already plans his own big changes.
This farce will never end.
Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch thinks the current teacher-evaluation law doesn’t work well in small, rural districts and doesn’t cover enough teachers, among other complaints.
By Keshia Clukey | Politico NY
NEW YORK — Only a small number of educators are contesting their growth scores, ratings that aim to determine how good they are at their jobs — though advocates, statisticians and some state Board of Regents members have called the teacher and principal evaluation system flawed.
New York Post Editorial Board
Don’t confuse the city’s teachers with the teachers union bosses.
That’s one key message of the charter-school rally coming Wednesday to Foley Square. And the point will be clear as day, even if no one says the word “union” — for it will come from teachers themselves.
By Campbell Brown | The Daily Beast
The vision and courage needed to take on the crisis of failing schools has surfaced during our presidential campaign—just not in this country.
Last week, addressing his party for the first time since re-election in May, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron called for an end to the country’s traditional public school system, endorsing instead a nationwide conversion to academies, which are essentially the British equivalent of charter schools—publicly funded, but with greater freedom over what they teach and how they are run.