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Living The Lifo: Why California Teachers Unions Should Reconsider Last In First Out, Nathan K. Low
Living The Lifo: Why California Teachers Unions Should Reconsider Last In First Out, Nathan K. Low
Nathan K Low
California is one of the most dynamic battleground states where education reformers, teachers’ unions, and school districts are locked in combat to further their respective interests. Over the past several decades, teachers’ unions have been so vilified that support for union-backed policies, no matter how effective, are shunned by the public. A strategic retreat is necessary in order to illustrate flexibility and to show a prioritization of students’ education rights. Within Los Angeles Unified School district, the second largest school district in the country, reformers are fighting for more teacher accountability through both legislation and litigation. The upcoming, paramount case …