Save Her The Money, Bill
De Blasio, on tour of Sandy battered Queens, offered to write college recommendation letter to girl wishing to go to NYU, his alma mater— Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) September 29, 2013Write her a nice letter of recommendation to a SUNY school and save her the money, Bill.NYU - overpriced, over-hyped, overrated.Kids should look very closely at CUNY and SUNY schools instead and visit Greenwich Vill
Students United For Public Education Take On Teach For America
From The Nation:On October 1, Students United for Public Education will be launching its first national campaign, Students Resisting Teach for America.The goal is to raise awareness in prospective TFA corps members about the problems surrounding TFA; elevate the voices of students and TFA alumni whose stories are often overshadowed by TFA’s message; put pressure on TFA as an organization to change
This Comment Crystallizes Why You Should Vote Against Dan Squadron
Someone left this comment on the Daily News endorsement of Dan Squadron for public advocate:How can the Daily News, once the paper of the working man, endorse an anti-labor candidate who is in bed with Bloomberg's developer cronies and charter school hedge fund investors and charlatans?As I wrote earlier,the public advocate's office should be held by someone who looks out for the powerless and the
How To Resist Corporate Education Reform
Someone asked in a comment on an earlier post how to resist the corporate education reformers.Michael Fiorillo responded to that question with eloquent advice:Resist by showing kindness to our students, and support for our colleagues.Resist by doing what you know is right in the classroom.Resist by supporting the union, but exposing and rejecting the leadership's collaboration with those who would
If The Daily News Likes A Candidate, You Know He Must Be Bad
The DN editors endorsed Dan Squadron for public advocate today: Since 2009, Squadron has ably represented lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, including Greenpoint and Carroll Gardens, in the state Senate. He brought intelligence, diligence and rationality to the post with a strong bent toward problem-solving on behalf of his constituents — exactly the qualities needed in a public advocate. As a
NYCDOE Hires Interim Principal Accused Of Sexual Harassment, Intimidation And Lewd And Racist Comments To Run Flushing High School
Even the NY Post thinks they did this as revenge for not being to shit the school down last year.The city hired James Brown, a former middle school principal, to act as interim principal at Flushing High School, with the possibility that Brown could be hired permanently. The only problem?Brown has a nasty past:As The Post reported last Sunday, Brown seems to have racked up a dubious record while s
Are Americans Waking Up From Their Self-Induced Comas?
Washington Post polls finds many Americans no longer believe in the fantasy of the "American Dream:Four years into an economic recovery in which most of the benefits have flowed to the top earners, a majority believe that the American Dream is becoming markedly more elusive, according to the results of a Washington Post-Miller Center Poll exploring Americans’ changing definition of success an
Should He Be Using This Comparison?
From Politico: If the government shuts down on Oct. 1, the GOP will “fold like hotcakes” in the fight to defund Obamacare, Sen. Tom Coburn said Friday afternoon before a critical set of votes.The Oklahoma Republican said that after seven or eight days of shutdown the Republicans will begin to feel the heat from their constituents over lack of services back home, like pay for members of the militar
9-28-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: The Google Cloud Monster Ate My GraphicsMulgrew Waves Goodbye To BloombergMulgrew on mayor: "We can all take comfort from the fact that Bloomberg will soon be only a bad memory to the people who care about schools"— Lisa Fleisher (@lisafleisher) September 27, 2013Alas, with all the concessions Mikey Mulgrew and his boss, Randi Weingarten, made to Bloomberg and the