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Including Inglewood Airport Area • Baldwin Hills • Crenshaw/LA • Ladera Heights VOL. 23, No. 24
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June 12, 2014
Teacher Tenure in California Ruled ‘Unconstitutional’
California judge ruled as unconstitutional Tuesday the state’s teacher tenure, dismissal and layoff laws, saying they keep bad teachers in the classroom and force out promising good ones. Poor and minority students are especially hurt by the laws because “grossly ineffective teachers” more often work in their schools, Los Angeles County Judge Rolf M. Treu said. The ruling was hailed by the nation’s top education chief as bringing to California—and possibly the nation—an opportunity to build “a new framework
for the teaching profession.” The decision represented “a mandate” to fix a broken teaching system, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said. The court ordered a stay of the decision, pending an appeal by the state and the teachers union, the plaintiffs said. Reforming teacher ten-
• Community • Entertainment • Health • Real Estate • Business
n what appears to be another attempt to lie and deceive the community, owners of the Morningside Park Chronicle, a so-called newspaper were caught, once again, lying to the public. A recording revealed Teka lying to residents of Inglewood, in an effort to raise money. In her own words, the Morningside Park Chronicle publisher said she and her husband Randall have been publishing their newspaper for 3 years. Don’t believe it. She is lying to try and establish credibility, which her publication sorely lacks.
Teka and Randall Fleming, owners of the Morningside Park Chronicle
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ure and firing laws is a hotly debated issue in American education, and the California case is being watched nationally, as evidenced by a statement from Duncan immediately after the court ruling. Reformers say firing a bad teacher is almost impossible because of tenure laws and (Continued on page 2)
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MPC: Fundraiser or Fraud?
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By Thomas Bunn
e have an establishment in our back yard that has stepped up to the call of being committed servants of the community. It is a business that demonstrates commitment with an event that treats young women like the queens they are. (Continued on page 7)
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The truth is the Chronicle conveniently popped up around the same time former Inglewood council members Judy Dunlap and Mike Stevens ran for re-election, singing their praises and alternately denigrating the mayor and other council members. That was in late 2012/early 2013. (Continued on page 2)
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Inglewood Today