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Morning Read: Questioning the Fight in Libya, Wrestling for Money in Albany

Libya: “United States is moving swiftly to hand command to allies in Europe, American officials said.” [NY Times]

Libya: Editors question leadership and “objective” of the mission there. [NY Times]

Libya: “[T]he nations have not really defined what they hope to achieve.” [David Brooks]

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By Azi Paybarah 3/14/11 11:02pm

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Amending a Teacher Seniority Bill in Albany

NYC School’s Deputy Chancellor John White sent this memo to a handful of concerned parties, outlining some amendments to the State Senate bill looking to change teacher seniority rules that is at the heart of the

By Azi Paybarah 3/07/11 2:42pm

Teacher Layoffs

Bloomberg and the Subjective Evaluation of Teachers

As he plans to lay off thousands of public school teachers, Mayor Bloomberg says he wants officials to decide which educators to keep and which to get rid of based on a new, “merit-based” evaluation system, not, as the current law mandates, based on seniority.

But in an interview this weekend, Bloomberg described Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/04/11 3:01pm

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Bloomberg: Can't See Albany Finding Enough Money to 'Make a Difference'

Michael Bloomberg is trying to dispel the notion that his talk of laying off thousands of teachers was a hollow threat.

“It’s really hard to see how Albany can come up with enough money to make a difference,” Bloomberg said on his radio show this morning. He’s asking state lawmakers for at least $600 Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/03/11 6:58pm

Picking Sides

On Teachers, Senate Democrats Back Cuomo

Despite objections from Bloomberg, the Democrats’ leader in the State Senate, John Sampson, sides with Cuomo:

“We need a fair and objective evaluation system that takes into account the needs of children, parents, and educators. Governor Cuomo’s legislation on teacher seniority meets that goal, and is consistent with the development of evaluation standards Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/02/11 6:14pm

Clash of the Titans

Bloomberg: Teacher Seniority Is 'Irrelevant' in Teacher Evaluation

Mayor Bloomberg further distanced himself from Governor Andrew Cuomo today, telling reporters “the length of time that you have worked is irrelevant” to evaluating teachers.

Unnamed Bloomberg aides were quoted in the Daily News saying Cuomo’s legislation to revise teacher seniority rules were a “sham” and, possibly, the created by the teacher’s union. Read More

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