The Booming Economy

L.A. public school teachers protest layoffs and budget cuts.

By the way, just because a teacher has "tenure" doesn't mean he or she has real job security. About the only thing "tenure" is good for is when it comes to layoffs, and districts have to go by seniority. But that's about it. It doesn't mean a teacher has a job for life or that districts can't get rid of him or her if they want. In fact, it is EASIER for districts to get rid of teachers they don't want with so-called "tenure" than if it didn't exist. The key is to con teachers marked for "death" to go through arbitration instead of hiring an outside lawyer and thus lose their rights to redress of grievances through trial by jury and be allowed witnesses. Neither exists in arbitration, which almost always favors the employer. Tenure is useful only during reductions in force; it isn't protection from asshole administrators.