City could release individual teacher ratings as soon as today
The debate that begin in Los Angeles over whether it is ethical to release public school teachers’ effectiveness scores has made its way to New York City. The city’s Department of Education may give the ratings, which are based solely on test scores, to reporters today.
According to sources familiar with the discussion, city officials are debating with the teachers union over whether to release the scores with or without teachers’ names attached. The union is also considering whether to sue the city in order to halt the release.
The release would cover all 12,000 city teachers who have value-added reports, which measure a teacher’s
