Which Way, L.A.?
LA Students Sue over Union Protected Teachers
School reformers charge that state laws deprive poor and minority kids of their right to an education. We hear both sides and look at local and national implications.
By Warren Olney • • 24m ListenSchool reformers complain it's too easy to hire teachers and too hard to fire those who aren't up to the job. Teachers say tenure and seniority are needed protections. Today, that fight reached a Los Angeles courtroom, with reformers charging that state laws deprive poor and minority kids of their right to an education. We hear from both sides and look at the local and national implications. Also, Neel Kashkari ran TARP, the Toxic Assets Relief Program, for Presidents Bush and Obama. We ask him if his campaign for Governor is more about Jerry Brown or "the soul of the Republican Party?"
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2 storiesRights of Teachers and Students: Can a Judge Find Balance?
The fight over education reform went to court today in Los Angeles. State laws, backed by teachers' unions, are accused of violating the State Constitution — by depriving kids of the right to a good education — especially poor and minority children.
Read the story16 minNeel Kashkari Running for Governor
Neel Kashkari is a millionaire investment banker who headed the TARP, the federal bailout program, for Presidents Bush and Obama. A resident of Laguna Beach, he's now a Republican candidate for Governor. He says he's conservative on fiscal issues, and wants smaller government. But he supports abortion rights and same-sex marriage.
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