F*#% You Bloomberg Benefit Party - Friday Night
Make plans now:Join activists and artists from around New York City to celebrate the end of an error! Bloomberg may have reigned for 12 years and brought new levels of policing and market speculation that have torn communities apart. But his reign is over now, and we're still here. Join us for a night of music and dancing. We have amazing acts all night, so check out the line-up here to make sure
Shael Polakow-Suranksy Will Not Be The Next Chancellor
More politicking in this Capital NY piece about the next chancellor - one of the names mentioned is current deputy chancellor Shael Polakow-Suranksy.I'm going to go on record now - there's no way in hell de Blasio picks Shael.De Blasio ran pushing a clean break from the Bloomberg years - how does he pick one of the chief architects of the Bloomberg ed agenda, a guy still working for Bloomberg now,
"Independent" Dems In State Senate Will Push De Blasio's Tax Hike
More payback against Sheriff Andy - his former allies in the State Senate, who worked with Senate Republicans and Cuomo to push through a "pro-business" agenda, are now looking to stick it to Cuomo: ALBANY — On the eve of Tuesday’s mayoral election, Democratic front-runner Bill de Blasio’s push to tax the wealthy to pay for universal prekindergarten has received crucial support in the Le
Christie, Cuomo, Booker - All The Same
Mark Naison points out Chris Christie is not the only local teacher-basher and destroyer of public education: As we watch, with excitement and some trepidation, how our Hero-BAT Love Light is being given national exposure because of her campaign trail encounter with Republican Gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie, let us remember that there are two other Presidential aspirants in the New York Me
Legislature Looks To Turn Moreland Commission Against Cuomo
Again, from Fred Dicker at the NY Post:The Democratic leaders of the Legislature may seek to turn the tables on Gov. Cuomo by formally requesting that his anti-corruption Moreland Commission probe Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy’s “questionable’’ dealings with a Rochester business group, The Post has learned.Aides to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) and Senate Independent Democratic Conference (ID
Cuomo Pressures Unions To Support His Gambling Initiative
From Fred Dicker at the Post:Cuomo and other supporters of Proposition 1 on Tuesday’s ballot fear that Bill de Blasio’s expected landslide in the mayoral race will hold down city turnout, costing the controversial plan to legalize casino gambling potentially crucial votes. Many of the city’s biggest unions, under pressure from Cuomo and other gambling supporters, mounted a major effort in recent d
A Moratorium On Tying Test Scores To Teachers Does No Good
I agree with Chris Cerrone:A moratorium on linking CCLS testing to teacher evals will not change the fact high-stakes tests should never be mandated on schools.— Chris Cerrone (@Stoptesting15) November 3, 2013The problem is not tying teacher evaluations to test scores.The problem is the mandating of standardized tests onto schools by the federal and state governments.It leads to the culture of qua
11-3-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Daily News Endorses De Blasio - Even Though They Disagree With Him On Every IssueThe neo-cons at the Daily News published a weird endorsement of Bill de Blasio for mayor today.They disagree with him on every issue - from stop and frisk and policing to charter schools and school closure policies - and they lay down markers for what he MUST do on these issues that is differe