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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Tue Jul 22, 2014, 05:56 PM Jul 2014

Union seeks to intervene in NYC suit over tenure

NEW YORK (AP) — The United Federation of Teachers wants to become a defendant in a New York lawsuit challenging teacher job protections.

The UFT filed a motion Tuesday seeking to intervene in the lawsuit that claims teacher tenure rules violate children's right to a good education.

The lawsuit was filed earlier this month on Staten Island by leaders of the New York City Parents Union. It names city and state education officials as defendants.

Read more at http://m.ksl.com/index/story/sid/30822320#FvYiwPQq7XZdo3KO.99

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