Deadline looms, no NYC teacher evaluation deal

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published January 16, 2013 at 4:41 PM EST

(NEW YORK) New York City and its teachers' union have still not reached a deal on evaluations despite a Thursday deadline.

The city stands to lose $450 million in state aid and grants if it does not submit an evaluation plan to New York state on time. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday that he is "always hopeful." He said there has been "dialogue" with the United Federation of Teachers but he cannot read the tea leaves. A union spokesman said talks are continuing. Each of the state's nearly 700 school districts was told to submit a plan for how to evaluate teachers by Jan. 17. New York City is one of a handful of districts that have not turned in a plan.

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Dave Lucas

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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