A brief stint teaching troubled students at schools in Brooklyn and on Rikers Island convinced Mitchell of the need for strong schools — he advocates longer school days and
tougher tenure rules — as well as more jobs and after - school options for youth.
Cuomo has suggested $ 1.1 billion in additional education spending — but only if lawmakers agree to implement
tougher tenure rules, teacher evaluations more reliant on student test performance and the authorization of more charter schools.
They include stricter teacher evaluations,
tougher tenure rules and expansion of charter schools.
Not exact matches
Valesky says the education reform proposals, which include
tougher teacher evaluation
rules and changes in
tenure, could be handled after the budget is approved, which is supposed to happen by April 1.