By Adam Clark | NJ.com
“NEWARK — A group of parents from New Jersey’s largest school district is going to court to fight a state law that forces districts to layoff teachers based on seniority rather than performance, NJ Advance Media has learned.
With the backing of a national education reform group, six parents from Newark Public Schools are expecting to file a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the state’s last-in-first-out (LIFO) rule for teacher layoffs, said Kent Yalowitz, an attorney representing the parents.”