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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Queens Teacher: Did New York Allow Superman to Pass us by?

Queens Teacher: Did New York Allow Superman to Pass us by?

Did New York Allow Superman to Pass us by?

Andrew Wolf
Education Columnist

Did New York Allow Superman to Pass us by?


Everyone seems to be waiting for Superman, and that includes New York's mayor Mike Bloomberg and his schools chancellor, Joel Klein. According to the New York Post, Mayor Bloomberg couldn't heap enough praise on the controversial anti-teachers union film, "Waiting for 'Superman' " and called it a "must see." Chancellor Klein, through the official "This Week in Your Schools" email sent to thousands of parents and others, reproduced glowing reviews of the flick from the Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times.

But hold on a second. I thought that Superman had already arrived and saved New York's children.