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June 19, 2013
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The UFT’s Delegate Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to endorse Bill Thompson to become the next mayor of New York City. “This is one of the proudest moments of my life,” Thompson told a press conference after the delegates voted at the June 19 meeting at union headquarters.
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June 13, 2013
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Structured classroom observations, using highly regarded professional guidelines, will make up the majority of a teacher’s evaluation in the new system. These are very different from the old practice, often derided as “drive-by” observations, which were conducted without any common performance expectations and ended with an unexplained S- or U-rating.
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June 13, 2013
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The State Education Commissioner released the details of a complex new teacher evaluation plan on June 1 that will be used to rate K-12 classroom teachers beginning in September.
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June 13, 2013
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A new study of city students finds that the additional year of instruction from repeating a grade has positive impacts on language arts and math achievement, but that gains from summer school are mixed and far more modest.
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June 13, 2013
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The measures of student learning in the new evaluation system are based on a broad menu of tests, performance tasks and other assessments. Half of the 40 points will be a state measure of student learning. The other 20 points will be a local measure that features teacher input.
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June 13, 2013
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New York is one of only three states continuing as an active participant in a plan to store extensive records on millions of public school students.
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June 13, 2013
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Not all principals will be able and fair evaluators. Some teachers get rated poorly by their principals for reasons having nothing to do with their teaching ability. And some struggling teachers simply need more support and guidance. The new evaluation system addresses all of these issues.
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June 13, 2013
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North Carolina's new state tests aligned to the Common Core Learning Standards won't count for students in the state's largest district in the first year of use, but they will count for evaluating teachers.
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June 13, 2013
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When President Obama in 2008 named Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan to be the new U.S. education secretary, he cited approvingly Duncan’s willingness to close down struggling schools and replace their staffs. In fact, the president made his speech in one of those schools, hailing its progress.
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June 13, 2013
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Coal producer Patriot Coal has won approval from a bankruptcy judge to void its union contract and stop funding pensions for retired miners, many of whom have health problems related to their years in the mines.
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