City, teachers union to resume talks on teacher evaluations
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NEW YORK (AP) -- With a Jan. 17 deadline looming, New York City and its teachers' union are returning to the bargaining table to hammer out a new deal over teacher evaluations.
The two sides have scheduled talks for Wednesday.
They must reach an agreement by Jan. 17 or risk losing $250 million in state funding.
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott told the Daily News (http://nydn.us/Xiy9bM ) that the two sides "have a significant amount of time blocked for the remainder of this week and next week" to discuss the issues.
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel congratulated the cadets at West Point's commencement ceremony Saturday, but warned them they have a tough road ahead. He praised how far the military has come
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New York State has 17,000 highway bridges. There are some bad ones. The Tappan Zee Bridge, for example, is set to be replaced because of aging infrastructure.
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Authorities say police divers will be back in the Hudson River to resume the search for a man who went into the water while fishing from an Albany-area dock.
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County sheriffs have asked to join the federal lawsuit challenging New York's tough new gun restrictions, calling some provisions vague and impossible to enforce fairly.
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Heavy downpours sparked flash flooding across the tristate area on Thursday. The National Weather Service issued numerous weather alerts for many counties in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
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A bus chaperone is accused of going on a profanity-laced tirade towards a group of 12 and 13-year-olds and a piece of candy may be what started the incident.
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An Army soldier has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, including in a bathroom.
An Army soldier has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, including in a bathroom.
