Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 10:34 am by Robert Lowry Governor Cuomo will unveil his proposed 2012-13 state budget at 2 pm today. Details, including School Aid runs, may not be available until that time or later. The Governor made a lot of news on education over the long weekend, however, revealing plans to use [...]
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Albany teacher absences
A new Albany district found that all of its schools are having problems with teacher absences. Here is today’s story. Every Albany school has teacher absentee issues, according to the report. The district spent more than $ 2 million on employee substitutes in the 2010-11 school year, double the $ 1 million it spent just [...]
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Albany teacher absences
A new Albany district found that all of its schools are having problems with teacher absences. Here is today’s story. Every Albany school has teacher absentee issues, according to the report. The district spent more than $ 2 million on employee substitutes in the 2010-11 school year, double the $ 1 million it spent just [...]
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Albany teacher absences
A new Albany district found that all of its schools are having problems with teacher absences. Here is today’s story. Every Albany school has teacher absentee issues, according to the report. The district spent more than $ 2 million on employee substitutes in the 2010-11 school year, double the $ 1 million it spent just [...]
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Albany teacher absences
A new Albany district found that all of its schools are having problems with teacher absences. Here is today’s story. Every Albany school has teacher absentee issues, according to the report. The district spent more than $ 2 million on employee substitutes in the 2010-11 school year, double the $ 1 million it spent just [...]
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Albany teacher absences
A new Albany district found that all of its schools are having problems with teacher absences. Here is today’s story. Every Albany school has teacher absentee issues, according to the report. The district spent more than $ 2 million on employee substitutes in the 2010-11 school year, double the $ 1 million it spent just [...]
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Governor linking School Aid and teacher evaluations
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 10:34 am by Robert Lowry Governor Cuomo will unveil his proposed 2012-13 state budget at 2 pm today. Details, including School Aid runs, may not be available until that time or later. The Governor made a lot of news on education over the long weekend, however, revealing plans to use [...]
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Albany teacher absences
A new Albany district found that all of its schools are having problems with teacher absences. Here is today’s story. Every Albany school has teacher absentee issues, according to the report. The district spent more than $ 2 million on employee substitutes in the 2010-11 school year, double the $ 1 million it spent just [...]
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Albany teacher absences
A new Albany district found that all of its schools are having problems with teacher absences. Here is today’s story. Every Albany school has teacher absentee issues, according to the report. The district spent more than $ 2 million on employee substitutes in the 2010-11 school year, double the $ 1 million it spent just [...]
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Governor linking School Aid and teacher evaluations
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 10:34 am by Robert Lowry Governor Cuomo will unveil his proposed 2012-13 state budget at 2 pm today. Details, including School Aid runs, may not be available until that time or later. The Governor made a lot of news on education over the long weekend, however, revealing plans to use [...]
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Governor to appoint education commission, teacher evaluation conflicts, and more
In this post: Governor to appoint education commission Teacher evaluation conflicts School finance news 1. Governor to appoint education commission The 2012 session of the State Legislature begins on Wednesday when Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers his second, “State of the State” address. Monday’s New York Daily News reported that the Governor will announce a commission [...]
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Albany charters opt out of state teacher evals
The charters, which were created to be flexible and free of the numerous state mandates imposed on public districts, are legally allowed to refuse the new teacher evaluation system. They rejected federal Race to the Top money, which amounted to a few thousand dollars a year per school, and have their own evaluation systems, unique [...]
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Albany charters opt out of state teacher evals
The charters, which were created to be flexible and free of the numerous state mandates imposed on public districts, are legally allowed to refuse the new teacher evaluation system. They rejected federal Race to the Top money, which amounted to a few thousand dollars a year per school, and have their own evaluation systems, unique [...]
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Albany charters opt out of state teacher evals
The charters, which were created to be flexible and free of the numerous state mandates imposed on public districts, are legally allowed to refuse the new teacher evaluation system. They rejected federal Race to the Top money, which amounted to a few thousand dollars a year per school, and have their own evaluation systems, unique [...]
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Albany charters opt out of state teacher evals
The charters, which were created to be flexible and free of the numerous state mandates imposed on public districts, are legally allowed to refuse the new teacher evaluation system. They rejected federal Race to the Top money, which amounted to a few thousand dollars a year per school, and have their own evaluation systems, unique [...]
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Albany charters opt out of state teacher evals
The charters, which were created to be flexible and free of the numerous state mandates imposed on public districts, are legally allowed to refuse the new teacher evaluation system. They rejected federal Race to the Top money, which amounted to a few thousand dollars a year per school, and have their own evaluation systems, unique [...]
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Albany charters opt out of state teacher evals
The charters, which were created to be flexible and free of the numerous state mandates imposed on public districts, are legally allowed to refuse the new teacher evaluation system. They rejected federal Race to the Top money, which amounted to a few thousand dollars a year per school, and have their own evaluation systems, unique [...]
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Albany charters opt out of state teacher evals
The charters, which were created to be flexible and free of the numerous state mandates imposed on public districts, are legally allowed to refuse the new teacher evaluation system. They rejected federal Race to the Top money, which amounted to a few thousand dollars a year per school, and have their own evaluation systems, unique [...]
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Albany charters opt out of state teacher evals
The charters, which were created to be flexible and free of the numerous state mandates imposed on public districts, are legally allowed to refuse the new teacher evaluation system. They rejected federal Race to the Top money, which amounted to a few thousand dollars a year per school, and have their own evaluation systems, unique [...]
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Albany charters opt out of state teacher evals
The charters, which were created to be flexible and free of the numerous state mandates imposed on public districts, are legally allowed to refuse the new teacher evaluation system. They rejected federal Race to the Top money, which amounted to a few thousand dollars a year per school, and have their own evaluation systems, unique [...]
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Albany charters opt out of state teacher evals
The charters, which were created to be flexible and free of the numerous state mandates imposed on public districts, are legally allowed to refuse the new teacher evaluation system. They rejected federal Race to the Top money, which amounted to a few thousand dollars a year per school, and have their own evaluation systems, unique [...]
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Albany charters opt out of state teacher evals
The charters, which were created to be flexible and free of the numerous state mandates imposed on public districts, are legally allowed to refuse the new teacher evaluation system. They rejected federal Race to the Top money, which amounted to a few thousand dollars a year per school, and have their own evaluation systems, unique [...]
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Albany charters opt out of state teacher evals
The charters, which were created to be flexible and free of the numerous state mandates imposed on public districts, are legally allowed to refuse the new teacher evaluation system. They rejected federal Race to the Top money, which amounted to a few thousand dollars a year per school, and have their own evaluation systems, unique [...]
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Albany charters opt out of state teacher evals
The charters, which were created to be flexible and free of the numerous state mandates imposed on public districts, are legally allowed to refuse the new teacher evaluation system. They rejected federal Race to the Top money, which amounted to a few thousand dollars a year per school, and have their own evaluation systems, unique [...]
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Charter teacher accused of grabbing student
A charter school teacher is now on paid leave after being accused of grabbing a student’s buttocks in a hallway at the Albany Preparatory Charter School. An investigation is ongoing. Here’s the incident report, filed with police: Doc 02237020111122145214 Schools
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Communicating with Your Child’s Teacher
Summer is over. Is that a sigh of relief or reluctance? The opening of the school doors may change your family’s daily routine significantly, or it may just mean your child will enjoy his day in a different location, but either way a new person will enter your family’s life on the first of school—your [...]
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Some skepticism on the new teacher evaluation law
Friday, July 15th, 2011 at 2:52 pm by Robert Lowry A few news items have begun raising some skepticism about the state’s effort to improve teacher and principal evaluations… An article last weekend in the lower Hudson Valley’s Journal News reported that teachers, administrators and even one member of the State Board of Regents are [...]
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Charter school teacher cleared of accusations
Charter school teacher cleared of accusations An American Academy Charter School teacher was cleared of all accusations in a Douglas County investigation over allegations of inappropriate behavior. The teacher came under investigation Jan. 6 when a person not employed at the school reportedly witnessed inappropriate behavior between the teacher and a student. Read more on [...]