I’ll Cuo it alone on teachers Gov warns unions By ERIK KRISS, FREDRIC U. DICKER and YOAV GONEN Last Updated: 2:13 AM, January 17, 2012 Posted: 12:46 AM, January 17, 2012
Gov. Cuomo will give New York’s teachers one month to agree to a statewide performance evaluation plan — or he’ll write his own educator-rating scheme into the budget for legislative approval, The Post has learned. In the ultimatum — which Cuomo will level at the United Federation of Teachers and New York State United Teachers as he presents his budget today — the governor will also insist the state union drop its lawsuit challenging certain provisions of the evaluation system, a source close to the administration said. The governor would have up to 30 days to present a budget amendment that spells out the details of a teacher-rating system, something he promises to do if the unions don’t sign on.
Districts would then have until early next January to get the new system up and running or else the state would withhold a 4 percent increase in school aid, sources said. That time frame would also keep the feds from pulling more than $700 million in Race to the Top and other education funds that are contingent upon the adoption of a meaningful evaluation system of New York’s educators...........................>>>>...................>>>>...................Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/ll_cuo_it_alone_on_teachers_J0jhjqvC6mcJsnYljfg2rK#ixzz1jiTXr1Vu
This is clearly all smoke and mirrors. Although it would be a positive twist to see cuomo, a liberal dem, to actually take on the teachers unions. But we all know that ain't gonna happen. Don't believe everything ya read!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
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