Proposed changes to teacher evaluations

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)---A bill that would change teacher evaluations is currently in committee, with more movement expected in the coming weeks.

Assembly Education Chair, Michael Benedetto, explained what this would mean for teachers.

"It won’t be a ranking based upon how the students did on standardized tests and other factors," said Benedetto. "It will be on straight performance and evaluation by the people who know the teachers best, and that’s their administrators."

Under the new legislation...