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People have to be rewarded for efforts to make the classroom a better environment. We can't just remove [job] security and don't do anything else.

Ben Smith, a California father of five who works in the technology industry, responding to a judge's ruling last month that his state's teacher tenure rules are unconstitutional.

Ben Smith, a California father of five who works in the technology industry, responding to a judge's ruling last month that his state's teacher tenure rules are unconstitutional.

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.