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“Mutual matching” off the table in Oakland - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools

“Mutual matching” off the table in Oakland - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools:

“Mutual matching” off the table in Oakland

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 at 10:48 pm in initiativesTony SmithNo Comments

There will be no mutual matching in OUSD this spring. Without the support it needed from the Oakland Education Association, the OUSD administration says it’s run out of time to reach an agreement with union leaders and implement changes to its teacher transfer policies for the upcoming school year.

There will be some changes for the 50-plus teachers displaced by school closure and other circumstances — such as time to visit some prospective schools — but their seniority rights remain fully in place. Which means