Post by Logan on Feb 20, 2016 6:21:54 GMT -6
ALBANY - A year ago, the state’s biggest teachers union was furious.
Reforming the state’s education system was a heated topic of discussion at the state Capitol, largely because Gov. Andrew Cuomo used his $142 billion budget proposal to push for major changes — including a new teacher-evaluation system more reliant on student test scores.
Cuomo ultimately succeeded — much to the union’s chagrin.
“We know the truth: Cuomo wants to pile on high-stakes testing, privatized classrooms and divert money away from public schools by giving huge tax breaks to the wealthy,” an April television advertisement for the New York State United Teachers union said.
Read more: www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2016/02/19/new-york-andrew-cuomo-education-budget-legislature-teachers-union/80636286/#
Reforming the state’s education system was a heated topic of discussion at the state Capitol, largely because Gov. Andrew Cuomo used his $142 billion budget proposal to push for major changes — including a new teacher-evaluation system more reliant on student test scores.
Cuomo ultimately succeeded — much to the union’s chagrin.
“We know the truth: Cuomo wants to pile on high-stakes testing, privatized classrooms and divert money away from public schools by giving huge tax breaks to the wealthy,” an April television advertisement for the New York State United Teachers union said.
Read more: www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2016/02/19/new-york-andrew-cuomo-education-budget-legislature-teachers-union/80636286/#