Arizona judge rules for teachers in pension suit.
In a ruling that has implications for teachers in Illinois, an Arizona lower court judge ruled in favor of teachers and their pensions.
The Arizona Times:
A judge has struck down an Arizona law that increased the amount state employees must contribute toward their pensions as unconstitutional.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Eileen Willett wrote in a Friday ruling that a state law that went into effect on July 1 illegally changed the contract between
Closing CPS schools and handing them over to AUSL? What’s the point?
Parents and teachers are protesting Rahm Emanuel’s plans to close neighborhood schools. Now a bunch of reports are suggesting that the Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL), the outfit that Rahm wants to hand the closed schools over to, is hardly demonstrating earth-shaking results.
The Chicago Tribune:
The Chicago Tribune:
Test scores increased remarkably in AUSL’s 12 “turnaround” schools in the first year or two under the group’s management but then leveled out, with many ending up on par or even below comparable neighborhood schools.All of AUSL’s turnarounds remain on academic probation, including the two