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Students: Fight Governor Cuomo's Merit Pay Proposal

http://www.change.org/petitions/andrew-cuomo-and-new-york-state-education-department-to-cancel-the-p... This is a petition for high school and undergraduate students in New York to Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NYSED to cancel the merit pay proposal, starting in September 2014, for teachers deemed "highly effective". The previous term is essentially used for teachers who teach to the test, and do little else. There is too much emphasis on testing going on as is in schools and this proposal will make it even worse by using incentive to promote teaching to the test. If you're a student and you want a better education, sign and share this petition with other students in New York!

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