Education propagandists: Do it for the children
by Chris Cerrone
In New York, school districts across the state have been scrambling to complete and revise their agreements to a new teacher evaluation system. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a wannabe Presidential Candidate, has used the now common carrot and stick approach to education policy by threatening to withhold a district’s state aid increase for this year unless a new teacher evaluation plan is approved by January 17th. Of the approximately seven hundred districts in New York, only nine have not submitted their plans as of January 2nd. A press release about the evaluation deadline which appeared on NYSED’s website and made print and television media reports contains so much nonsense that it shows the ignorance of state education officials or just proves the leaders have clear anti-teacher motives.
“Teacher evaluations are vital to help identify struggling teachers and provide them with the professional development they need. And they help identify excellent teachers who can serve as mentors and role models. These plans are
