Boy, do we just hate it when exciting education news breaks on a Thursday. You see, we put the weekly rundown together late Thursday afternoon to make sure that it is all set to go for posting at 6:00 am on Friday morning. That way our readers can catch up with the week’s headlines over a cup of coffee and a healthy breakfast (which we hope, for your sake, includes bacon. MMMMMM bacon.)

When the exciting news — you know, like an agreement between Governor Cuomo and NYSUT on APPR— breaks on a Thursday, we just can’t have the latest follow-up coverage ready for that 6:00 am posting deadline. So, please keep in mind that we will be updating this page throughout the morning as we troll the internet for news articles and responses from the blogo-sphere. So, away we go!

Governor Cuomo and Commissioner King Announce Agreement on Evaluation Guidelines

You can read the official announcement here and/or watch the video announcement of the agreement here.

Reactions:

• Chancellor Tisch and Commissioner King Praise Evaluation Agreement
• NYSUT says teacher evaluation agreement is ‘good for students and fair to teachers‘
• Capitol Confidential’s “React-o-mat”
• Statement of NYSSBA Executive Director Timothy G. Kremer on teacher and principal evaluation agreement
• School Administrators Association of New York State: APPR Agreement Reached

News coverage:

• New York Times: A Last-Minute Deal on Teacher Evaluations
• Wall Street Journal: Deal Clears Way for Teacher Evaluations in New York
• Daily News: City, state reach deals on teacher evaluations Agreements enable city to get millions in federal funds  
• Times Union: Cuomo, educators agree on teacher evaluations
• Times Union: Teacher evaluation deal saves $1B in aid
• Journal News: Editorial: N.Y. deal raises bar for education
• Capital NY: As Cuomo declares victory on teacher evaluations, Ravitch says it’s a ‘dark day’

 In other news:

• State may bypass GED
• Poll finds Cuomo’s education plans resonate
• Needy, Rural N.Y. Districts Fight For Funding Changes
• Large crowd gathers in Canton to fight school cuts
• Lawmakers Push For Cuomo To Reassess Competitive Education Grants
• Students “should compete for grades, not for money”
• New analysis makes case for higher ranking for U.S. schools
• Here’s an interesting one: Should homeschoolers be allowed on public-school sports teams? Apparently, several states are considering proposals to let homeschooled kids play sports at public schools.