Today marks the fifth day of StudentsFirstNY’s effort to stress the urgency of a deal on a new evaluation system for New York City public school teachers.

Today marks the fourth day of StudentsFirstNY’s effort to stress the urgency of a deal on a new evaluation system for New York City public school teachers.

A new report finds those students in NYC who most depend on highly effective teachers are instead the students most likely to be taught by teachers rated “Unsatisfactory."

Today marks the third day of StudentsFirstNY’s effort to stress the urgency of a deal on a new evaluation system for New York City public school teachers.

Today marks the second day of StudentsFirstNY’s effort to jumpstart all-but-stalled negotiations on a new evaluation system for New York City.

In an effort to jumpstart all-but-stalled negotiations on a new evaluation system for New York City public school teachers, StudentsFirstNY today launched a “10 Days of $300 Million” campaign to highlight the negative impact of losing these funds.

If union leaders and city officials don't reach a deal on a new teacher evaluation system by Jan 17th, NYC schools will lose $300 million. Our kids need that money and our leaders need to reach an agreement.

Recently StudentsFirstNY asked the Democratic polling firm Anzalone Liszt Research to survey New Yorkers on their views of a new teacher evaluation system. The results could not be more definitive –support for a new teacher evaluation system is robust and resilient throughout the poll.

A new teacher evaluation system that would ensure that New York City received $300 million in additional State education funding enjoys overwhelming support among City voters in general and parents in particular.

While studies have consistently shown that teacher quality is the greatest influencer of a child’s academic success, few systems exist in New York State to influence teacher quality. As a result, it’s difficult to identify, encourage, promote and retain top educators. Teachers are left without constructive feedback regarding their performance, and administrators lack effective measurements for highlighting and rewarding excellence.