Apr 10, 2008 11:29 AM
In the state budget agreement reached on April 8, the governor and the state Legislature kept their prior commitment to increased operating aid for New York City public schools, restored building aid and preserved a fair tenure process by barring the use of student test scores as the basis for granting or denying tenure. On the new tenure language, UFT President Randi Weingarten said, “No one is afraid of accountability but the measures have to be fair and accurate. Indeed, with the exception of the chancellor and the mayor, everyone in the state — including the School Boards Association — supports the compromise crafted by the Legislature and the governor.”