New York Can Publish Teachers' Performance Reports With Names, Judge Says

[The Northerner]

New York City may disclose the names of public school teachers along with their performance reports, a judge ruled.

New York State Supreme Court Justice Cynthia Kern today rejected a petition by the United Federation of Teachers to stop the city’s Department of Education from releasing the names with evaluations that are intended to show the success of individual instructors in boosting their students’ test scores.

The court wasn’t making a determination as to whether the performance reports with the teachers’ names should be released, the judge wrote in her decision. The only question before her was whether the Department of Education’s decision to do so was “arbitrary and capricious,” she said.

Charles Moerdler, an attorney for the union, argued in December that the data was flawed and intended for teachers and administrators, not public release. He warned of damaging teachers’ reputations and said a city agreement not to disclose the material is binding. UFT President Michael Mulgrew today said the union would appeal.

“The reports, which are largely based on discredited state tests, have huge margins of error and are filled with inaccuracies, will only serve to mislead parents looking for real information,” Mulgrew said.

Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-10/new-york-can-publish-teachers-performance-reports-with-names-judge-says.html

[FiveGoodMen]

1. Can't even imagine how so many got on board with the War on Teachers

:wtf: