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7. Obviously not history students. Tenure protects teachers & students

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2014, 05:48 PM

Jan 2014

It is place to shield students and teachers from political manipulation or bad interference from religious nuts who want to insert nonsense like creationism. Find out why tenure exists before being a shill for the right wing

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California students file suit to nix tenure law [View all] alp227 Jan 2014 OP

Getting rid of tenure is a mistake bluestateguy Jan 2014 #1

Totally true. The students either have a beef, don't understand the consequences or glinda Jan 2014 #2

The Students are not suing, rich conservatives are once again duping people PuppyBismark Jan 2014 #3

that's what i thought sounds like another coordinated alec attack leftyohiolib Jan 2014 #4

I looked up the attorney. He was hired and mentored by Ted Olson, one of the founding members okaawhatever Jan 2014 #20

How disgusting. Do you have proof that these students are ignorant? Or do msanthrope Jan 2014 #10

Tenure is an important property right, which falls to the civil rights of students. i msanthrope Jan 2014 #11

The Right Wing machine is on the move... lutefisk Jan 2014 #5

UNION BUSTING warrant46 Jan 2014 #24

Laws have "handcuffed" Administrators? SoapBox Jan 2014 #6

Obviously not history students. Tenure protects teachers & students on point Jan 2014 #7

Actually, what distinguishes these students from the Plaintiffs in 'Brown'? msanthrope Jan 2014 #9

Brown's cause was just, the cause here is frivilous and stupid bluestateguy Jan 2014 #12

And of course, you get to decide if the minority students are just??? nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #15

Or Lau. Igel Jan 2014 #14

You should fire chronically underperforming teachers. Three or more years msanthrope Jan 2014 #23

Teachers have no property interest in a civil rights violation. I've written extensively msanthrope Jan 2014 #8

Tenure is what attracts good people to teaching. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #18

So Prop 8 never should have been overturned? Is that your argument? That msanthrope Jan 2014 #22

Could you explain, please, how tenure deprives someone of a civil right. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #25

Simple. I documented how.budget-related firings were applied unequally, msanthrope Jan 2014 #26

definitely right wing labor busting reddread Jan 2014 #13

Great idea. Let's make even more lives suck. RufusTFirefly Jan 2014 #16

Schwarzenegger tried to get rid of teacher tenure and Californians voted for it. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #17

They're half right and entirely wrong. LeftyMom Jan 2014 #19

Perhaps my experience was different from the norm. Downwinder Jan 2014 #21