Who likes the current teacher evaluation system in New York? Not the Governor. Not lawmakers. The question is: What ails the broken system? And how can it be fixed? Susan Arbetter, host of "The Capitol Pressroom" radio program, explores this topic in an article for City & State, a magazine devoted to covering NYS government and politics.

In the article, Dr. Rick Timbs, Executive Director of the Statewide School Finance Consortium, recalls that it took decades to get the Regents tests “even close to reliable and valid,” and questions the Cuomo administration’s decision to shift to a more simplistic evaluation rubric — half of which has been deemed unreliable. “Things that are innately complicated are innately complicated,” Timbs said. “Teaching and learning are highly complicated.”

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3 Education Battles, 1 Common Thread: Funding Inequities

Whether they know it or not, New Yorkers are currently embroiled in education battles on multiple fronts.

The rollout of the Common Core and the growing reliance on testing has parents, students and educators butting heads with the New York State Department of Education in the court of public opinion.

Simultaneously, the New York State Association of Small City School Districts, New York State United Teachers and several school superintendents are readying themselves for three legal battles, any one of which could have serious consequences for New York students and taxpayers.

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