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And they have to figure out what theyre going to be facing down the road? >> andrea, thats not true. governor cuomo has a tough budget and that budget process is going on over the course of time. but i actually sat there for several years when mayor bloomberg would threaten 25,000 layoffs, 15,000 layoffs, 10,000 layo layoffs. what we have do is fight to make sure that kids get a decent education. doesnt mean there has to be responsibility, of course. buttily instead of looking at his own budget ...

Whats happening in education is that when we lose 30%, 40%, 50% of teachers in years three to five, its a huge expense to taxpayers. im actually looking at the districts that show a lower attrition rate than that. let me just say one other thing about the 95% in terms of good evaluations. we all know that evaluation systems have to be overhauled. and frankly, our locals in the aft have been really working in the last two years with districts all across the country. there are 50 districts right n...

An affluent suburban area that maybe has a better climate. >> look. thats all great. what it doesnt do, unfortunately, when you, again, read the blueprint, is that weve calls for a 360-degree accountability meaning everybody is more accountable just like when we stepped up a couple months ago and said, we have to overhaul our evaluation systems. we just have drive by teacher evaluations these days. that doesnt work. we need to make sure our evaluation systems help create continuous teaching and ...

Years spending. caught between conservatives and their own party who want deeper, immediate cuts and president obama threatening to veto everything in their proposal because they cut too deeply. kelly odonnell joins us now. complicated stuff but a fierce debate already under way. whats the latest? >> reporter: in the tempo is different under the new congress with republicans in control. john boehner rps set up a free for all, letting members put as many amendments into the process instead of bei...

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President of the american federation of teachers, and steve perrys cnns education contributor, my thanks to both of you for being with us. and randy, im going to begin with you. youve already responded on behalf of your teachers union. shes trying to hire and fire her way to better schools. you know, ive got to ask you something, whats wrong with that? >> at the end of the day, we are all for good evaluation systems. in fact, in new haven, connecticut, about a couple of hour ace way from hartfor...