University, IBM to open unique high school in NYC — By The Associated Press
The City University of New York and IBM will open a unique school that merges high school with two years of college, allowing students to earn an associate’s degree, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday in announcing a series of ambitious educational initiatives.
Those students will be “first in line for a job at IBM,” Bloomberg said in his announcement, made on MSNBC.
The city also will move to a rating system this year designed to ensure teacher tenure is linked to classroom performance. Only teachers rated “effective” or “highly effective” will be awarded lifetime job…