ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a day after their public
clash over a teacher evaluation system to determine layoffs, said Thursday they are now working together.
Not exact matches
Meanwhile, in school districts from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles and Seattle,
teacher unions and superintendents have
clashed over the use of new
evaluation systems that base compensation on student test scores.
The Obama administration — which has
clashed with some in the teaching profession
over issues such as merit pay and
evaluations — is launching a national
teacher - recruitment campaign, complete with a website that offers information on how to enter the field.
As New York state schools chief from 2011 to 2014, King
clashed with parents and
teachers over his efforts to implement the same policies — including new
teacher evaluations and new Common Core standards and tests — that the Obama administration has pushed hard nationwide.