NEW YORK – It looks as if New York’s largest teachers union will become even more radical and militant after delegates voted this weekend to elect a brand new leader.

NYPost.com reports that Karen Magee will take control of the 600,000-member New York State United Teachers after defeating incumbent President Richard Iannuzzi by a “comfortable” margin during the union’s annual convention.

Magee, a self-described “militant,” won largely because the United Federation of Teachers – the radical and militant union representing New York City’s teachers – got behind her candidacy. The UFT controls about 40 percent of state teacher union’s voting delegates, LoHud.com reports.

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The practical effect of Magee’s victory is that UFT President Michael Mulgrew will wield much more power “over teacher unions around the state,” reports NYPost.com.

Iannuzzi, NYSUT’s outgoing president, fell out of favor with members because he was an early supporter of partially linking teachers’ job reviews to their students’ academic performance, as determined by standardized tests.

It doesn’t appear that Magee will be nearly as willing to compromise with state leaders on policy differences, a position that Mulgrew and UFT members no doubt support.

However, NYPost.com suggests that under Magee, the NYSUT is likely to be on friendlier terms with Gov. Andrew Cuomo. It’s not clear why this would be the case, as the governor is a strong supporter of charter schools and Mulgrew is one of the leading critics of the alternative public schools.

Since we’re not privy to the inner-political workings of the Empire State, we’ll have to accept the Post’s analysis.

NYSUT voters delivered another surprise during their weekend convention: The union withdrew its “support for the Common Core Standards as they have been implemented in New York and supported the rights of parents to not have their children take high-stakes tests,” LoHud.com reports.