Tuesday, September 28, 2010

The Education Buck Stops With Bloomberg and Klein | NBC New York

The Education Buck Stops With Bloomberg and Klein | NBC New York

The Education Buck Stops With Bloomberg and Klein

By GABE PRESSMAN
Updated 5:30 PM EDT, Tue, Sep 28, 2010

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mayor Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Klein want to make our teachers more accountable -- but what about them?

Bloomberg is starting a new, get-tough policy for teachers. He threatens them with loss of tenure -- if they fail to show progress with students for two years in a row. Tenure, as defined by the educational