"The union wanted to use the expiration of the evaluation system to keep ineffective teachers in classrooms, not to mention hold the city hostage in future negotiations, " she said.
"The union wanted to use the expiration of the evaluation system to keep ineffective teaches in classrooms, not to mention hold the city hostage in future negotiations, " Bloomberg spokeswoman Lauren Passalacqua said after the announcement.
But Mr Medvedev is unlikely to stop the hostage-taking, corporate raids by state agencies, rent-seeking and corruption that have become part of a system.