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Monday, July 30, 2012

NYC Public School Parents: The "Irreplaceables"; another flawed report from TNTP

NYC Public School Parents: The "Irreplaceables"; another flawed report from TNTP:


The "Irreplaceables"; another flawed report from TNTP


A new report from The New Teacher Project (TNTP), focused on the need to keep good teachers, who they call "irreplaceable",  is posted here.   
In a press release, Bloomberg used its release as an occasion to push his proposal for a $20K bonus for high-performers that he first mentioned in his State of the City address last winter, and blamed the UFT for blocking it:
The study released today by TNTP – and which New York City participated in – confirms that school districts across the country must do more to keep great teachers in our classrooms. That’s exactly why we have offered to add a $20,000 annual stipend to