Cuomo: No Shift In Treatment Of Teachers In Second Term
From State of Politics:Asked about whether he’s shifting his tactics post-primary, Cuomo said he wouldn’t change his approach to public workers and teachers labor organizations. “I knew what I was doing when I did not cater to the teachers union. I didn’t have to take the endorsement of the teachers union the first time, by the way.”This is the man that Randi Weingarten engineered a putsch for at
Cuomo: Not Every Teacher Can Get An A Rating - But Every Student Had Better Get One
A commenter points out a core contradiction in Governor Cuomo's assertion that his APPR teacher evaluation system needs to be redone to rate more teachers "ineffective":Cuomo's OWN WORDS:"...not everybody can get an ‘A,’ it can’t be – I think it’s going to be a very valuable tool..."Now, of course, he is speaking about teachers--but can't this argument be used to undermine the
Cuomo Will Start A Witch Hunt Of "Failing" Teachers In His Second Term
Here's a preview of the second term shenanigans we can expect from Governor Andrew Cuomo on his vaunted APPR teacher evaluation system:Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Tuesday the state’s new teacher evaluation system will need to be refined, but he said he would like to see more data before pushing for any changes to the state law.Cuomo said he sees value in the teacher rankings, but said critics who qu
9-25-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Center For Unions Facts Is Right - Randi Weingarten Is Ruining Public EducationLyndsey Layton reports the Center for Union Facts is attacking AFT President Randi Weingarten again:The 11-page mailing, on expensive paper stock, was sent first class to 125,000 households across the country this week. “I’m writing to you about Randi,” the letter began. “You probably don’t know w
