State and Teacher Unions Agree on New Teacher Evaluations

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Published May 12, 2010 at 12:50 PM EDT

By Karen DeWitt

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Albany, NY – The State Education Commissioner has teamed up with the teachers unions to come up with a teacher evaluation system that Commissioner David Steiner says could improve New York's chances of winning federal Race to the Top money.

WRVO's capitol correspondent Karen DeWitt reports.

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