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This article presents information on a decision by a state appeals court on the case, Vergara v. California, which was to uphold teacher job protections under the California constitutional law. It discusses the implications of the fallout from the appeals decision for teachers' unions, the key aspects that the suit attempted to overturn, and the reaction of teachers' unions to the ruling.

The article discusses investigations of teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District in Los Angeles, California in relation to a lawsuit by fired teacher Rafe Esquith. Topics include the district's creation of a Student Safety Investigation Team (SSIT), due process rights for teachers who are being investigated, and the position of the teachers' union United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) on the issue. The lawsuit Vergara v. California is noted.

The article examines how efforts to unionize the Alliance College-Ready Public Schools chain of charter schools in Los Angeles, California has led to debate between the schools' management and the district teachers' union. It notes that the argument has be based on issues such as merit pays, benefits, and governance.

The article reports on the 2014 Los Angeles, California Superior Court case Vergara v. California, addressing issues of educational equity. An overview of the case is given, including a summary of the laws involved, the trial, and the various levels of legislative and appellate responses up to the June 2014 decision. Accounts are given charting the reactions from both sides, championing students' rights and teacher tenure respectively. Questions are then raised concerning future implications.

Th article reports that a judge's restraining order has kept the Los Angeles, California-based charter school network Alliance College-Ready Public Schools from preventing the unionization of its teachers by the union United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA).

The article discusses appeals by California teachers' unions in the case Vergara v. California regarding state laws on teacher quality in relation to teacher tenure, due process, and teacher layoffs.

The article reports on a proposed agreement between the teachers' union and school district administration of the public schools in Los Angeles, California which would grant individual schools the right to hire teachers and design their own teachers' contracts.