Bloomberg escalates war against students, teachers, public education
Today’s layoff notice was shocking? Not really. We knew. We all knew it was coming.
Many of us knew, all of us should have known, that he has been destroying public education for 10 years. One day he chips, another he chisels. Today he unveiled a wrecking ball.
Testing, charters, evaluation, “Fair Student Funding,” the “Open Market,” “colocations,” overcrowding, restructuring I, restructuring II, restructuring III, school closings, “bonus” merit pay, gifted and talented – all he’s done is disorganize, delay, destroy.
But today’s layoff announcement stands out – there is no need for layoffs, money is there. Bloomberg rubs his audacity in our 8 million faces.
Our response is important. We must use the contract, to the extent we can. We must use the courts as is