The mass granting of waivers to delay the new teacher rating system comes as political leaders, including President Obama and his Education Secretary Arne Duncan, are shifting away from an emphasis on standardized testing. (wshu.org)
Moments later, Governor Andrew Cuomo released his own bill, that would end LIFO in all schools in the state and institute a new teacher rating system for the 2011, 2012 school year. (wxxinews.org)
WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about an arrest of a former college student who threatened to commit a mass shooting at an unknown elementary school and a group to review teacher ratings system used by the New York State Board of Regents. (wamc.org)