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Test scores were dragging down the performance. crystal house got a c on the state evaluation, and that put the school in jeopardy, now, state evaluations are meant to hold schools accountable, come what may, except in the school of crystal house charter schools. he and his staff found ways to boost the charter house schools test results. they made the c look like an a, and appeared to have done it with christel house in mind. quoting them, they said anything less than an a for christel would co...

>> ok. just real quick, about teacher evaluations, michelle. theres a big battle in new york about them. how important is it in your overall agenda reforming the school system in putting pay and security along with the evaluation of a teacher? >> well, look, i think that teacher evaluation is the cornerstone of a lot of the reforms were talking about. teachers need to know theyre going to be evaluated in a fair and transparent manner but i think theres a growing acknowledgment of the fact that h...