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Teacher Evaluation Compromise a Win for New York’s Cuomo

The compromise proposal, authored and backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and passed by the legislature, will publish assessment scores but keep teacher names private.

The passage of a compromise bill to deal with the public release of teacher evaluation information marks a victory for the Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo. The proposal, which the governor said was a “take it or leave it proposition,” will make evaluation scores available publicly, but will not associate them with teachers’ names, except in cases when the parents wish to find out the scores of their kids’ current teachers.

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Cuomo’s New York Accountability ‘Solution’ Feared Unworkable

Governor Cuomo’s celebration of implementing teacher accountability looks premature as nearly 500 districts are still unable to agree terms with the unions.
In February, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo famously claimed the title of ‘student lobbyist’ and heralded his breakthrough in holding the state’s teachers to standards of accountability.

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