NC judge set to rule on teacher tenure law's fate RALEIGH, N.C. - A North Carolina judge in Raleigh is set to make the first ruling in a legal battle over public school teachers and whether they're entitled to keep job protections in place for generations. Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood is expected to rule Friday in a lawsuit challenging a law that orders school districts to give the best 25 percent of teachers four-year contracts. The teachers would get pay raises totaling $5,000 but lose their tenure rights. Lawyers representing state lawmakers and public school teachers say Hobgood has enough information to decide without a trial whether the law ... Continue reading... http://www.wnct.com/story/25533874/nc-judge-set-to-rule-on-teacher-tenure-laws-fate