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In the report, StudentsFirstNY also presents recommendations for New York City schools including financial incentives for retaining effective teachers and an agreement between the City and the teachers» union on a new teacher evaluation system.

MANHATTAN — Negotiations between the city and the teachers union on a new teacher evaluation system fell apart Friday, prompting the State Department of Education to suspend more than $ 60 million in federal funding that had been targeted at some of the city's worst - performing schools.

Not exact matches

At least going by his rhetoric, he seems to have almost declared war on the teacher unions and he has proposed a new system of evaluation, which is more heavily based on students» tests scores than the one currently in use.

But they had their revenge on the governor, undermining the new evaluation system by convincing thousands of parents to have their kids opt out of the tests — and the union's accompanying advertising campaign inflicted real damage on Mr. Cuomo's approval ratings, forcing him to drop some of his harsher rhetoric and tactics on public school teachers.

«Most teachers would do well on any evaluation system, but the union seems intent on watering down our new system to safeguard its lowest performing members, no matter the costs to students.

The Governor then offered a four percent increase in state education funding to each school district that reached an agreement with its local teachers» union on a new evaluation system consistent with the state's framework.

The Governor then offered a four - percent increase in state education funding to each school district that reached an agreement with its local teachers» union on a new evaluation system consistent with the state's framework.

Catsimatidis also admitted that he considers himself a union guy, from his days as a member, and said that, if he were mayor, he would have been able to reach deals with the teachers» and bus drivers» union on a teacher evaluation system and new contracts to avert the school bus strike.

The Green Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Brian Jones, a teacher and union member from New York City, strongly criticized the temporary moratorium until 2017 on including student performance on Common Core - aligned test scores in the state - mandated teacher evaluation system.

The Green Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Brian Jones, a teacher and union member from New York City, added strong criticism of the temporary moratorium on including student performance on Common Core - aligned test scores in the state - mandated teacher evaluation system until 2017.

Read the full article View the poll results Sign the petition urging city officials and teachers union leaders to come to an agreement on a new teacher evaluation system.

In a preliminary injunction made public yesterday, a court ordered that the State can not withhold $ 260 million in aid from NYC schools in response to the City and teachers» union failing to reach an agreement on a new teacher evaluation system.

Today, StudentsFirstNY launched a citywide TV and social media campaign to urge city officials and teachers union leaders to come to an agreement on a new teacher evaluation system before the January 17 deadline.

Join this NYC parent and others in urging city officials and the teachers» union to come to an agreement on a new teacher evaluation system.

Mayor Bloomberg on Jan. 29 spelled out the consequences of his failure to negotiate a new evaluation system for teachers with the union: heavy cuts to the city education budget.

But on Monday, Cuomo used the veto to push back against the state's powerful teachers» union and call into question the accuracy of the new evaluation system.

Mayor Bloomberg in his State of the City address on Jan. 12 proposed merit pay for teachers, vowed to step up efforts to remove ineffective teachers, blamed the union for the breakdown of negotiations over a teacher evaluation system in 33 restart and transformation schools and announced that he would open 50 new charter schools in the next two years.

«The governor has made it clear that he is determined to be a champion for our students — and that he will not allow the teachers union to drag its feet any longer on implementing new teacher evaluation systems across the state.

(In an interview posted on the Education Next website today, Jason Kamras, Michelle Rhee's deputy for human capital, explains the new teacher evaluation system that Rhee launched just before the firings (and which does not have to be negotiated with the union).

Based on the furor that this requirement has elicited from teachers» unions, one might assume that students» test scores feature prominently in these new evaluation systems.

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.

And in New York, the chancellor of the state board of regents, Merryl Tisch, has said her state won't compete if unions and state lawmakers don't agree on changes to improve the state's charter school sector and teacher - evaluation system, local media reports said.

But the process has been rocky: Earlier this year, New York state for a time withheld SIG money from New York City when the city teachers union and the district struggled to reach agreement on an evaluation system.

Implementation in New York City was delayed an additional year (until 2013 — 14), because it took that long for the school district and teachers union to agree on an evaluation system.

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An education advocacy group founded by two New York City teachers and backed financially by Bill Gates is launching a public - relations push to pressure the city and the local teachers union to strike a deal on a new teacher evaluation system, two weeks before a state - mandated deadline that could cost the city millions of dollars in education fundiNew York City teachers and backed financially by Bill Gates is launching a public - relations push to pressure the city and the local teachers union to strike a deal on a new teacher evaluation system, two weeks before a state - mandated deadline that could cost the city millions of dollars in education fundinew teacher evaluation system, two weeks before a state - mandated deadline that could cost the city millions of dollars in education funding.

This petition demands broad and democratic discussion about the new evaluation system which would include that (1) our union immediately poll the membership with regard to the new measures agreed upon by our leadership (2) provide more frequent updates on the negotiations, (3) host forums at chapter, borough and city - wide levels where members can discuss this new system, and (4) open the New York Teacher newspaper and the Edwize blog to alternative viewpoints and informatinew evaluation system which would include that (1) our union immediately poll the membership with regard to the new measures agreed upon by our leadership (2) provide more frequent updates on the negotiations, (3) host forums at chapter, borough and city - wide levels where members can discuss this new system, and (4) open the New York Teacher newspaper and the Edwize blog to alternative viewpoints and informatinew measures agreed upon by our leadership (2) provide more frequent updates on the negotiations, (3) host forums at chapter, borough and city - wide levels where members can discuss this new system, and (4) open the New York Teacher newspaper and the Edwize blog to alternative viewpoints and informatinew system, and (4) open the New York Teacher newspaper and the Edwize blog to alternative viewpoints and informatiNew York Teacher newspaper and the Edwize blog to alternative viewpoints and information.

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We are extremely proud of many of the results, whether it is supporting teachers to improve their on task engagement by 55 % (or more), or supporting the leaders at East Tech in Cleveland to raise their graduation rate from 46 % to 73 % and scoring in the top 1 % nationally for growth on the NWEA, or working with teachers unions to support their teachers with quality professional development to support new evaluations systems.

In a letter addressed to Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott and the teachers union president Michael Mulgrew that was delivered last week, teachers petitioned the two sides to reach an agreement on a new teacher evaluation system that would fulfill the requirements of the federal grant and allow the state to restore their financing.

In February the membership of United Teachers Los Angeles will vote on a teacher - led initiative urging union leaders to negotiate a new teacher evaluation system for L.A. Unified.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- The New York state Education Department has imposed an evaluation system for New York City teachers after the city and the teachers» union failed to agree on a way to measure teacher effectiveneNEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- The New York state Education Department has imposed an evaluation system for New York City teachers after the city and the teachers» union failed to agree on a way to measure teacher effectiveneNew York state Education Department has imposed an evaluation system for New York City teachers after the city and the teachers» union failed to agree on a way to measure teacher effectiveneNew York City teachers after the city and the teachers» union failed to agree on a way to measure teacher effectiveness.

Although the initiative that all union - member teachers will be voting on in February simply urges UTLA to take an active role in the creation of teacher evaluations, we want to propose that a new evaluation system take into account the following elements:

Though Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, offered up $ 1.1 billion in new school aid, he attached strings that could kill the deal for allies of the teachers» unions in the Assembly: a much more rigorous teacher evaluation system to replace the current one, new hurdles for teachers on the path to tenure, and an expansion by 100 of the limit on the number of charter schools statewide.

Over the past ten years, the policies undergirding the national education reform movement — offering more school choice, weakening teacher union power, and creating new accountability systems (with incentives like pay - for - performance and teacher evaluations based partly on student test scores)-- have taken hold in the nation's capital.

In other Race to the Top news, the Department of Education removed Hawaii from high - risk status (PDF) because the state made significant progress on its grant commitments, including collaborating with the state's teachers union to formalize a new educator evaluation system.

New York has similarly struggled to deliver on its Race to the Top promises, failing to strike an agreement with the teachers union on evaluations and delaying the creation of a student data system.

«In the wake of the Newtown (Conn.) tragedy, the mayor's comparison this morning of teachers to the National Rifle Association is completely inappropriate, and a demonstration of how difficult he can be to deal with on any issue — much less one as complex as a new teacher evaluation system,» union president Michael Mulgrew said in the statement.

The state education commissioner of New York, John King, recently imposed a teacher evaluation system on New York City after years of disagreement between the city and the teacher's union.

Fariña joined the presidents of the teachers union at Education Department headquarters to present the new rating system, which is still mostly based on classroom observations, tests created by educators and evaluations of students» work.

Under the new evaluation system, which was imposed by the state after months of feuding between the city and the teachers» union, teachers will be graded next school year on a variety of measures.

On November 17th, more than one hundred parents and students stood on the steps of City Hall to urge the teachers» union and the Department of Education to agree on a new teacher evaluation systeOn November 17th, more than one hundred parents and students stood on the steps of City Hall to urge the teachers» union and the Department of Education to agree on a new teacher evaluation systeon the steps of City Hall to urge the teachers» union and the Department of Education to agree on a new teacher evaluation systeon a new teacher evaluation system.

The union is supporting a separate slate of candidates, including incumbent Steve Zimmer, who helped push through the new teacher evaluation system and who last year proposed a two - month moratorium on the approval of new charter schools.