teacher evaluations

30-day amendments make several changes to Cuomo's budget plan

Karen Dewitt — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:20:00 +0000

Gov. Andrew Cuomo made several changes to his budget plan in what are called 30-day amendments. These amendments range from imposing a teacher evaluation plan on schools in New York City, to cutting the cost of hunting licenses.

Cuomo to make budget changes with 30-day amendments

Karen Dewitt — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:48:20 +0000

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will make several changes to his budget using 30 day amendments, including imposing a teacher evaluation plan on New York City, and cutting the cost of hunting licenses.

Cuomo takes hard line on teacher evaluation plans

Karen Dewitt — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:16:00 +0000

Just two-thirds of school districts in New York state have completed new teacher evaluation plans, one month before a deadline imposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The governor says if the rest don’t finish on time, they won’t see any increased school aid next year.

NY school districts struggle to form new teacher evaluation plans

Ellen Abbott — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:04:27 +0000

As the school year starts, many school districts across the state still need to grapple with the issue of a teacher evaluation system, especially if they want to continue to receive state aid. Only a small percentage of the state's schools have turned in an evaluation plan the state is happy with so far.

Many school districts to miss teacher evaluation deadline

Karen Dewitt — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:42:16 +0000

An important deadline in the state’s ongoing teacher evaluation process occurred Sunday, but most schools reported they would miss it.

State legislature approves Cuomo's teacher evaluation plan

Karen Dewitt — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:29:00 +0000

Cuomo’s proposal to make teacher evaluations public will become law, now that the Senate and Assembly passed the measure on the final day of the legislative session.

Senate Republicans, after a closed door meeting, agreed to take up Gov. Cuomo’s bill to make all evaluations public, without names attached.

Cuomo offers teacher evaluation bill with no compromises

Karen Dewitt — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:55:02 +0000

Governor Andrew Cuomo is telling the legislature to "take it or leave it" over a new bill he’s released outlining how to make teacher evaluations public.

Cuomo says he introduced legislation on the publication of teacher evaluations just before his own self-imposed deadline of midnight Monday in order to clarify his position on the issue. He says it’s up to the Assembly and Senate whether they want to pass it, exactly as is, or not.

“That’s the bill, the bill is not going to change,” said Cuomo. “They act on it or they don’t. But there’s not going to be changes and discussions at this time.”