Few details about the program have been announced, but regardless of how Cuomo and Company put this program together, it comes down to this:
But did he say that? Cuomo said $20K to all highly effective teachers; huge cost based on eval system few trust @GDeckernews @joshgreenman
— leonie haimson (@leoniehaimson) January 8, 2014
Merit pay based on a mess of an evaluation system that is under attack from all corners for being completely convoluted, unworkable and Kafkaesque.
Good luck getting that proposal up and running, Governor.
What an uncreative doof. Where'd he get this idea from, Randi Weingarten?
ReplyDeleteProbably.
DeleteOnce again, I'm glad I voted Green Party in that election.
ReplyDeleteGood call. Might want to do the same in November.
DeleteTeachers call your congressmen, your senators, the FBI and ask for the Feds to investigate Cuomo under oath regarding Cuomo's Play for Pay casino legislation.
ReplyDeleteABC Anybody But Cuomo
Real estate tax breaks for donations, expanded gambling for donations, education reform agenda for donations - and all the donors are kept secret, at least when CSNY was the recipient. Cuomo is for sale all right. This will come back to bite him. It's one thing to be corrupt, it's another thing to be corrupt while pointing out everybody else around is corrupt.
DeleteAs predicted, nothing will change in Cuomo ed agenda because he has nothing to fear politically.
ReplyDeleteHe clearly fears something - he never mentioned CCSS at all.
Deleteexcept his approval ratings
ReplyDeleteThat's right.
DeleteFirst off, hardly any teachers are going to be rated highly effective. Second, the few teachers that are going to be rated highly effective probably work in "good" schools and will not be enticed by this blood money to work in a struggling school. Lastly, this merit pay scheme will pit teacher against teacher, not to mention the fact that I could actually see some crooked principals dole out suspect highly effective ratings to teachers in crappy schools just to keep them there. Even worse, just imagine if a principal made a secret deal with a teacher by giving them a highly effective rating with the agreement of getting some kickback from the $20,000. Think it can't happen? Take a look at the front page of the NY Post and Daily News today and see what money and greed with opportunity evil makes.
ReplyDeleteI agree 100% that all of these things will happen.
DeleteMe too - no one will get HE when it means bonuses.
DeleteAre you sure these "bonuses" don't come with strings, such as giving up rights to a pension?
ReplyDeleteHe gave no details. In Newark, you had to give up tenure.
DeleteAren't TFAers immediately rated "highly effective" upon completion of their five week teaching seminar?
ReplyDeleteThat's the quickest $20K bonus I've ever seen.
Yup - they're always HE no matter what. TFA - our national heroes.
DeleteLook at how well this is working in Newark--NOT.
ReplyDeleteI purposely didn't want to hear his speech, so what did he say about Common Core and testing or does he think parents don't vote?
Newark is the poster child for how it doesn't work for teachers - esp. giving up tenure.
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