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Mayor Michael Bloomberg vowed Thursday to sidestep a labor dispute over teacher evaluations and form "school-based committees" to evaluate teachers at 33 struggling schools - and fire up to half of them. Bloomberg said he can make the move under a school turnaround provision authorized by federal and state law. "This year, we'll do more to make sure every classroom has an effective teacher - and to remove those who don't make the grade," he said in his annual state of the city speech.