Teacher evaluation fiasco costs NYC school kids millions
And poof, it was gone.
The failure of the New York City officials and the United Federation of Teachers to agree on a teacher evaluation system by Thursday night’s deadline has led to the loss of $250 million in state aid for city schools possibly another $200 million in future grants.
“It’s a tragedy, it really is a tragedy, and they both failed,” Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement Friday. “I don’t know who’s right, who’s wrong, but I know they both failed, because we needed an agreement. And now the education system in the city is going to suffer.”
After intense last-minute negotiations, the city’s Department of Education and the teachers union failed to reach an agreement by the state deadline of 11:59 p.m. Thursday.