Brooke Parker on Public Schools: What’s Mayoral Control Got to Do with It?
Great piece by parent activist Brooke Parker with historical perspective on my old District 14 scandals. One of the funny things I found was how when the attacks on the districts came from the proponents of mayoral control they landed on the black and Latino run districts while white -- very much Hasidic run District 14 which had as big a scandal as one could imagine (and the district UFT people were up to their ears in it) was ignored.
http://thewgnews.com/2013/02/public-schools-whats-mayoral-control-got-to-do-with-it/
At the public hearing to co-locate a charter elementary school in the only public middle school in Greenpoint, a parent stood up and asked, “If the NYC DOE [Department of Education] is doing such a poor job by parents, why don’t we open more charter schools?”
http://thewgnews.com/2013/02/public-schools-whats-mayoral-control-got-to-do-with-it/
Public Schools: What’s Mayoral Control Got to Do with It?
At the public hearing to co-locate a charter elementary school in the only public middle school in Greenpoint, a parent stood up and asked, “If the NYC DOE [Department of Education] is doing such a poor job by parents, why don’t we open more charter schools?”
How charter schools screen out students
Special Report: Class Struggle - How charter schools get students they want
Sent by Leonie Haimson:
If the earth's orbit had been delayed by 15 minutes, the 150 foot long meteor aimed at the earth would have landed at 52 Broadway instead of passing 17,000 miles away. The UFT leadership took immediate credit for saving the UFT building and possibly much of New York itself, though many at 52 Broadway were seen
Sent by Leonie Haimson:
Must read investigative report by Stephanie Simon of Reuters: How charter schools screen out students http://shar.es/YkSf3
These include among other things, 23 pg applications.
Some states apparently allow openly selective charters, which I didn’t know, and many others, including CA, have apparently made little or no effort to stop the practice, even though it may be illegal in that state.Five states - Florida, Louisiana, New Hampshire, Ohio and Texas - explicitly permit certain
Queens UFT District Rep Under Scrutiny
And the District Rep sell-out tour continues. So many have such cozy relationships with principals and beyond.
Unity Caucus: 15 Minutes From Destruction
