New York Post – Yoav Gonen
“Cuomo has cited the new evaluations as a solution to the city’s stalled bid to abolish “last in, first out” laws governing teacher layoffs — arguing that better evaluations would successfully remove bad teachers. He called for more weight to be given to student performance on state tests — allowing them to count for 40 percent of a teacher’s rating as opposed to just 20 percent — and to multiple observations from supervisors throughout the year.”(more)