First Draft of New York Teachers Petition Refusing Merit Pay
First Draft of Teachers Petition Refusing Merit PayAs public school teachers in the State of New York we categorically reject Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to give merit pay for teachers rated “Highly Effective” on the State’s flawed teacher evaluation system. We oppose this not only because merit pay creates a competitive atmosphere in schools where there should be collaboration, but because i
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With A Brooklyn Accent: Not All Conservatives Hate Unions and Support School Privatization!Throw Away Your Stereoptypes-- A Reminder from NY Teacher Patty Dobrasz Munnikheysen that Not All Conservatives Are Advocates of School Privatization!There are MANY, MANY of us conservatives that are pro-union, anti-core, anti-high stakes tests. We only see varied politics as the cause of CC/high stakes test