Skip to main contentRise & Shine: Union heads to court today to block rating release
By | October 21, 2010, 11:11am UTC - The teachers union is trying to block the city from releasing teachers’ ratings. (GS, NYT, WNYC, DN, NY1)
- City lawyers think it’s likely that a non-disclosure agreement can be legally broken. (NY Post)
- Proponents of value-added measurements are nervous about attaching teachers’ names. (WSJ)
- Many parents want to see teachers’ ratings, but others have concerns. (Daily News)
- A Queens CEC member wants to use the ratings to pick a new school for his daughter. (NY Post)
- The Daily News thinks there’s no doubt the value-added scores should come out.
- The New York Post thinks the union is fighting the release to protect bad teachers.
- A Harlem Success employee was arrested for trying to videotape a public meeting. (Daily News)
- Councilwoman Gail Brewer said she’d strangle parents who switch to a charter school. (NY Post)
- Post readers suggest various jobs Michelle Rhee could take up in NYC. (NY Post)
- Regis Philbin visited his Bronx Catholic high school, where he’s a big donor. (Daily News)
- It’s looking unlikely that Michelle Rhee wants New Jersey’s top education job. (WSJ)