Lawsuit ignites debate over teacher job protections, education reform groups

A group of mothers supported by local and national education reform groups filed a legal challenge Thursday to state laws that protect teachers' jobs, saying they prevent thousands of students from receiving a high-quality education.

Meanwhile, the California tenure lawsuit on which the Minnesota case is closely modeled was dealt a severe setback late in the day.

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