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Merryl Tisch says now is the time to raise charter school cap
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Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch supports raising the cap on the number of charter schools allowed in New York State, she told me in an interview yesterday. “My opinion is that the charter cap is now at a place where it will prevent us from opening great charter schools,” Tisch said. “I would like to ...1 week ago -
Mulgrew challenges Bloomberg’s get-tough tactics on tenure
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United Federation of Teachers is indicating it will resist Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s effort to judge city teachers based on their students’ test scores beginning this year. “When we see an actual proposal in writing we will take appropriate action,” Mulgrew said in an emailed ...2 weeks ago -
State plans to link teacher certification to student performance
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The New York State Board of Regents wants to certify new teachers based on their students’ academic achievement in their first two years of teaching, Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch and Education Commissioner David Steiner announced today. The proposal came as part of a plan to overhaul the way teachers are trained ...3 weeks ago -
Confident state ed officials press forward on Race to the Top
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Brushing aside criticism that current state laws could jeopardize New York’s chances at Race to the Top Funds, state officials say they will enter the contest in round one. On Monday, the State Education Department will release a comprehensive plan to overhaul teacher training, Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl ...4 weeks ago -
Final Race to the Top guidelines keep rule that may exclude NY
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The U.S. Department of Education released final guidelines for its $4.3 billion Race to the Top grant program this evening, leaving a provision that could ban New York State from applying for the funds still intact. States that bar districts from using test scores to evaluate teachers and principals are ineligible ...4 weeks ago -
Tisch calls on charters to take on city’s worst high schools
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Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch yesterday called on city charter school operators to move away from elementary education and take on the problems of fixing large failing high schools. Speaking at Hunter College, Tisch said that charter schools have benefited from being the political “darlings” of the ...5 weeks ago
