Judge Monday rules in favor of releasing Teacher Data Reports

The United Federation of Teachers lost the battle to stop the NYC Schools from releasing , "the rankings, known as Teacher Data Reports, grade more than 12,000 of the city’s 80,000 public school teachers based on how much progress their students made on standardized tests. They were developed four years ago as a pilot program to improve instruction; this year they have become a factor in tenure decisions.  Several news organizations, including The New York Times, have requested access to the data." A judge ruled Monday okay to disclosed them but the UTF appealing the decision the Teacher Data Reports withheld pending the next court decision.