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California court denies Students Matter’s plea to use test scores in teacher evaluations
MARTINEZ, Calif. — A California Superior Court judge has ruled against the petition of Students Matter to order districts to include the test scores of students as part of the criteria used in the evaluation of teachers. -
California Supreme Court denies review of lawsuit on public school teacher tenure; New suit filed in Connecticut
The California Supreme Court's 4-3 vote declining to review a lower court’s ruling that the state’s public school K-12 teacher tenure law does not void the constitutional rights of students to the guarantee of equal education may have stifled education reformers, but only for a day.. -
Students file appeal with state Supreme Court in Vergera v. California case
SAN FRANCISCO – Nine students have filed an appeal with the California Supreme Court against the state of California over the quality of teachers in low-income schools.