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To Non-Renew or Not Non-Renew -- Key Considerations for Connecticut School Districts Facing Budget Shortfalls

Every year as May 1 approaches, Connecticut school districts are confronted with an unpleasant, albeit familiar, process.  For better or worse, teacher non-renewal is a fact of life under the Teacher Tenure Act and the...more

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New Collective Bargaining Agreement for Minneapolis Teachers Will Structure Layoffs by Race

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Executive Summary: Minneapolis public school teachers of color will have additional job protections this upcoming school year under a new contract allowing them to keep their jobs rather than white instructors with more...more

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Illinois Community Colleges Cannot Replace Laid Off Tenured Faculty with Adjuncts

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On December 17, 2020, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a community college violated the Illinois Public Community College Act when it replaced laid off tenured faculty members  with adjunct faculty. The case addressed...more

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Michigan Court of Appeals Again Addresses When Teachers May Challenge Their Evaluations

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In June of 2015, the Michigan Court of Appeals decided Summer v Southfield Board of Education (“Summer I”), addressing the circumstances and bases under which a teacher may challenge his or her annual evaluation as a result...more

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Laid-Off Chicago Teachers Clear Class Certification Hurdles

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In 2011, the Board of Education of the City of Chicago laid off over 1,400 teachers and paraprofessionals, all of whom belonged to the same union. The Board chose which schools would be subject to layoffs and it was then up...more

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Effective January 1, 2014: Amendments To Tenure, RIF And Impasse Bargaining Provisions Of Senate Bill 7

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On January 1, 2014, legislative changes made by Public Act 98-0513 (Act) to the tenure, layoff and impasse bargaining process originally set out in Senate Bill 7 will go into effect. - Tenure Portability. The Act...more

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