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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo stepped up his opposition to teachers unions and support for charter schools during his State of the State address Wednesday.
NEW YORK—If there’s something news publications have learned since their most early days, it is that controversy sells oh-so-easy. That is, if one doesn’t step on the toes of a behemoth in the process.
Members of the state Legislature announced a bill to reform the admission standards for New York City’s specialized high schools at the headquarters of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Monday.
The city’s teachers voted on Tuesday to approve a nine-year labor contract that includes back pay, 18 percent raises, and reforms of the school system.
A new mandate will ultimately force New York City’s Department of Education and the local teacher’s union—two sides increasingly in dispute with each other—to agree on a permanent teacher and principal evaluation system.
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio gathered with the public school parents of New York City on Sunday at the Tweed Courthouse to urge the Bloomberg Administration to reach an agreement with the teachers union on a teacher evaluation system for 33 schools.
