EDITORIAL DANCE OF THE LEMONS FINALLY, BAD TEACHERS WON'T BE SHUFFLED AROUND.THE bill that gives Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. some control over Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Unified has grabbed the headlines, but another piece of legislation could have just as significant an effect on California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). education. The bill in question would end the `dance of the lemons' -- the unspoken arrangement in which principals desperate to boot out bad teachers help them transfer to other schools by giving out recommendations. What was notable about the bill was that it was quickly approved by the Democratic-controlled Senate and Assembly despite strong opposition from the California Teachers Association The California Teachers Association (CTA), initially established in 1863 as the California Educational Society, is by far the largest teachers' union in the state of California. It is considered by many to be the most powerful union in California. , a powerful union more interested in helping hack teachers keep their jobs than improving education. It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have now awaiting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's signature. Given the importance to reforming education, it's unthinkable he won't sign this bill into law. No single reform could have a greater impact than getting bad teachers out of the classroom. |
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