Dal Lawrence

Toledo Federation of Teachers

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Served as President of the Toledo Federation of Teachers and developer of the Toledo Plan, a Toledo Public Schools teacher peer-review system

Dal Lawrence on KCRW

A judge in Los Angeles made national headlines last week when  he ruled  that tenure and seniority rules protect bad teachers and make them almost impossible to fire.

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A judge in Los Angeles made national headlines last week when he ruled that tenure and seniority rules protect bad teachers and make them almost impossible to fire.

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