[YEP-DC] YEP-DC Panel: Vergara v. California: What’s Next for Teacher Tenure? (6/25)

Vergara v. California: What's Next for Teacher Tenure?

Thursday, June 25th

Networking Reception: 5:30pm

Panel Discussion: 6:15pm

Location: To be Announced Soon!

Register here: http://tinyurl.com/JunePanel 

In June 2014, a California Superior Court ruled that several teacher tenure protections in California violated the constitutional right of students, particularly low-income and minority students, to gain access to effective teachers. Even as this legal decision goes through the appeals process, advocates in various states are preparing to file similar lawsuits to give schools greater control over the dismissal of ineffective teachers. This panel will discuss the significance of this legal case for our national debate about the role of unions in the teaching profession and the movement toward greater accountability for student outcomes. We will debate how Vergara v. California altered the political, legal and advocacy landscape around teacher tenure and what we can expect moving forward.

Moderator:

Jenny DeMonte, Senior Consultant, American Institutes for Research; YEP-DC Advisory Board

Panelists:

Brad Murray, Researcher, Research and Strategic Initiatives, American Federation of Teachers

Kombiz Lavasany, Director, Research and Strategic Initiatives, American Federation of Teachers

Alice Johnson Cain, Vice President for Federal and State Policy, Teach Plus

Eloise Pasachoff, Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown Law Center

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