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Thu Oct 7, 2021, 05:13 PM Oct 2021

Proposed California Ballot Measure Could Spark Court Challenges to Teacher Protections [View all]

WSJ NEWS EXCLUSIVE | EDUCATION

Proposed California Ballot Measure Could Spark Court Challenges to Teacher Protections

Education-reform advocates propose constitutional right to a quality education in what may become a costly fight with teachers unions

By Christine Mai-Duc
https://twitter.com/cmaiduc
christine.maiduc@wsj.com
Updated Oct. 7, 2021 2:57 pm ET

Education reform advocates have proposed a ballot initiative in California that could allow them to use the courts to challenge teacher-tenure laws and other policies they believe are harming public school students.

Similar ballot measures were proposed last year in Minnesota and earlier this year in New Mexico. As with the California proposal, they would put children’s right to a quality public education in state constitutions.

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