As a result disadvantaged schools get a constant influx of new teachers. Many of these teachers get tired of the hassle of teaching kids who have been neglected by their parents. Many of these new teachers do not live in the communities that they teach in.
However, when the lay-offs started in California, the low income areas got hit the hardest with teachers loss. The CA State Supreme court just ruled against the teacher's union for such practical reasons. However, many states have tenure laws and teacher's union contracts.
No one ever said the law always has to be fair.
Teacher unions have a first in, last out (FILO) policy base on tenure. The state government would prefer to lay-off the older, more highly paid teachers first.
We think there may be some room for compromise here. Obviously, the community is better of if some of teacher deadwood is removed. It is unfair to low income communities for the affluent communities to retain most of their teachers while the poorer schools take debilitating losses.
However, how will a teacher ever be able to retire under a first In, first out (FIFO) or "at will" employment policy. Teachers aren't managers, they are government workers as are firemen and the police.
Are the states giving any of these tenured teachers 'early retirement" options?
Florida is unique case because the teachers are underpaid as noted in this PoltiiFact factoid.
We suspect if grifter-governor rick Scott starts playing hard ball with teachers many will leave the state and other will just quit teaching altogether. Scott wants to voucherize the public schools system.
Florida has a unitary public school system and such efforts to create a school system that has public and private elements will certainly be challenged in court.
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