By Alice Mercer, a California teacher. This post originally appeared at her blog Reflections on Teaching and is re-posted with permission. In the aftermath of the initial Vergara decision, there are lots of questions about effects. Having taught in a public school under a turn-around model, where hiring and being retained, was based solely on […]
After Vergara v. California: In Defense of the Teaching Profession
By Kristin T. Vogel, MA Kristin T. Vogel is a Resource Specialist in a suburban Northern California school district, and focuses on social justice issues surrounding class, (dis)ability, mental health, and privilege. Teaching is a career path that requires specialized training and knowledge, yet there are increasingly more people that feel qualified to tell […]
Is LAUSD Superintendent Deasy the Defendant or the Plaintiff in Vergara v. California?
Do laws protecting teachers from politically motivated or personal vendetta firings by principals (or prompted by disgruntled parents) hurt students somehow? Edsource has been following the lawsuit against California and its teacher workplace laws closely and has a good summary of what’s at stake in Vergara v. California: In the lawsuit, nine students from Los Angeles Unified, […]