Schools chief optimistic on teacher evals
Photo credit: Newsday/Audrey C. Tiernan | Dr. John B. King, Jr., New York State Education Commissioner speaking at Hofstra University's Distinguished Lecture Series Breakfast. (Feb. 2, 2012)
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The state's top school official told a Long Island audience Thursday that he remains optimistic a statewide agreement will be negotiated on the contentious issue of teacher job evaluations, despite fresh misgivings expressed by union representatives.
"It's going to be anxiety-causing and create debate, and I'm glad for it," Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. said in response to a reporter's...
