Resolution on Montgomery/Weprin Bill to Modify the PEP
I motivated the following resolution at the January 22 UFT Exec Board. Three Unity members rose to speak against it (cutting short the work of the UFT committee on School Governance was the strongest of three weak reasons. Claiming that we only get one chance to get it right was another – this is our third chance, guys.). Strike while the iron is hot, I say. Every day that the mayor’s dictatorial powers go unchallenged is an affront to students, teachers, parents, real educators across this city. But the resolution was defeated, New Action yes, Unity no, five to sixty-something.
There is a fuller discussion at the New Action website.
Resolution to supportthe Velmonette Montgomery / David Weprin proposalon New York City Public School Governance
Whereas, the current system of governance of New York City’s public schools gives the mayor unfettered control of the Panel for Educational Policy, allowing him an absolute majority of eight on the panel, and the power to remove his own appointees if they intend to vote as they see fit rather than as the Mayor directs, which power he
There is a fuller discussion at the New Action website.
Resolution to supportthe Velmonette Montgomery / David Weprin proposalon New York City Public School Governance
Whereas, the current system of governance of New York City’s public schools gives the mayor unfettered control of the Panel for Educational Policy, allowing him an absolute majority of eight on the panel, and the power to remove his own appointees if they intend to vote as they see fit rather than as the Mayor directs, which power he
