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The public school teacher debate continues

November 03, 2011 | By JENNIFER THOMPSON

PLF has long been concerned with the powerful role that unions play in dictating government spending policies across America. One area where the problem is particularly acute is in public education, where PLF has challenged government enforced teacher monopolies and the right of parents to choose alternative education options for their children. He ...

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Back to School Choice Week 2016 : The sad end to Vergara highlights the need for school choice

August 24, 2016 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

A little over two years ago the Los Angeles County Superior Court issued a decision in Vegara v. California that shook the California public school system. The court ruled that three Education Code statutes — permanent employment, last-in-first-out, and dismissal — violated the rights of California students under California’s Equ ...