NYC Teachers, Union Frustrated With Ruling, DOE Orders
January 14, 2011 11:49 AM
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NEW YORK (CBS 2) — Following a controversial ruling Monday which allowed performance ratings for 12,000 New York City school teachers to be released, the United Federation of Teachers sent a memo to members Thursday expressing disagreement and frustration with the decision.
The memo states that the performance ratings, which are based on statistical analysis of student test scores, are “fundamentally flawed” and the Department of Education will “do nothing” to fix the reports.
Instead, the DOE is asking teachers who have taught English or math in grades