NYC Educator: Everything Is on the Table

NYC Educator: Everything Is on the Table

Everything Is on the Table

by NYC Educator

I've heard quite a bit of talk about getting a seat at the table, most of it from the UFT. For example, we decided to partner with Bill Gates to study teacher evaluation via testing, and now "value-added" is all the rage. Gates endorses it, it was widely placed into practice before this study concluded, and teachers have lost jobs based on various flawed iterations of this system.

I recall the NEA speaking out against the nonsense propagated by Gates and Duncan, and was therefore shocked that they've apparently decided to not only endorse the Obama/ Duncan team, but also to support some undefined teacher evaluation program that appears not to even exist. Apparently, the allure of Obama has something to do with GOP candidates