Educators Show Up—Legislators Fall Short
The 2025 legislative session closed Wednesday at midnight, and some legislators chose to leave educators behind.
The 2025 legislative session closed Wednesday at midnight, and some legislators chose to leave educators behind.
Today the State Senate, in a 27-8 vote, passed Senate Bill 1371, a “Just Cause” bill, which would give teachers the same basic workplace protections that many other public employees already have.
In this politically charged atmosphere teachers on both sides of the aisle may wish to exercise their First Amendment rights and comment publicly on matters of public concern, but the lack of just cause and binding arbitration in state teacher termination statutes means that teachers can put their jobs at risk when they speak out.
Please write to your legislator and tell them to extend the same rights to ensure fairness and due process for all educators.