By Victor Skinner | EAGNews.org
“NEWARK, N.J. – Newark parents want the state to do away with union seniority rules when schools are required to layoff teachers to balance the budget, and they’ve produced a video to explain why.
The Partnership for Educational Justice sued the state last year on behalf of six Newark parents who are concerned about how union rules impact the quality of education in the district, and the video – ‘New Jersey’s Harmful Teacher Layoff Law’ – puts the issue into perspective for parents.”