In a major win for teachers unions, California Supreme Court lets teacher tenure ruling stand

Monday was the end of the line for a landmark California case challenging tenure and other traditional job protections for teachers — and the teachers won.

A state Supreme Court majority declined to hear the case, Vergara vs. California, and let stand an appeals court ruling that preserved an array of employment rights.

The outcome left some union opponents looking for a different battlefield in the ongoing wars over public education, while others said they should try the courts again.

The Vergara litigation was closely watched across the country as a test of whether courts would invalidate rules that protect teachers on the argument that they violate the rights of students.

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