NYC Public School Parents: Last night's PEP meeting approving a further expansion of the DOE (Department of Eva) and Walcott's falling poll numbers

NYC Public School Parents: Last night's PEP meeting approving a further expansion of the DOE (Department of Eva) and Walcott's falling poll numbers:

Last night's PEP meeting approving a further expansion of the DOE (Department of Eva) and Walcott's falling poll numbers

by Leonie Haimson

As expected, the Panel for Educational Policy (otherwise known as the Panel of Eight Puppets) rubberstamped two new , very controversial charter co-locations of Eva Moskowitz’s expanding chain of Success Academy last night, despite huge community opposition, and hundreds of raucous and vociferous parents and teachers who turned out. Perhaps DOE should be renamed Department of Eva.

Before the meeting began, the audience voted no-confidence in the PEP, with a show of hands; and the public comment period featured a very funny interview