Teachers' union, Regents in court battle
Quick ReadThe state Board of Regents bowed to political pressure from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo when it tried to impose tougher criteria to evaluate teachers, including a greater reliance on student test scores, a lawyer for the state's largest teachers' union charged Tuesday.
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ALBANY -- The state Board of Regents bowed to political pressure from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo when it tried to impose tougher criteria to evaluate teachers, including a greater reliance on student test scores, a lawyer for the state's largest teachers' union charged Tuesday.
The New York State United Teachers and the Regents -- who set education policy in the state -- are battling in court over...
