Andrew Cuomo Sticks "A F---ing Spear" Into Chris Christie's Eye
If you haven't been paying attention to the growing Port Authority scandal involving Chris Christie and his PA appointees, it's time you start.The scandal revolves around Christie's PA appointee closing traffic lanes to the GWB in retaliation for the Democratic mayor of Fort Lee not endorsing Christie's 2013 reelection bid the way many other Dem mayors around the state did.Dana Rubenstein at Capit
Daily News: DOE Gig Looks To Be Down To Farina, Starr, And Cashin
Kaya Henderson is a no for the chancellor job. http://t.co/Ru9L14S4vJ Linda Darling-Hammond also no. Maybe: Farina, Cashin, Starr— Rachel Monahan (@NYDNrachel) December 13, 2013Lindsay Crist says this about Henderson's chances for the DOE job:: @NYDNBenChapman but true, right? Such smart politics! From everything I've been hearing, she had a VERY small chance (and that's generous)— Lindsey Christ
Things The Keep Joel Klein Up At Night
David Steiner, former NYSED Commissioner and unindicted co-conspirator in the Pearson bribery mess (for which Pearson was fined $7.7 million yesterday) interviewed former NYCDOE Chancellor Klein and got this out of him:Klein admits there are a few things that keep him up at night.“The charter schools do worry me and worry me profoundly,” Klein said. “Second thing that worries me if the signal goes
Pitbull Eau de Toilette for Men
Misogynistic rapper and charter school operator Pitbull has a wonderful exclusive fragrance set he's selling at Amazon.com.The set retails for $55.00 and is described this way:Top Notes - Sundrenched citruses of bergamot and mandarin meet warm spices of cardamom and sage.Mid Notes - An unexpected twist of a violet masculine floracy and the undeniably sexy combo of woods and verbena.Base Notes - S
12-12-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: KIPP Plans To Keep Padded Cell To Punish StudentsYesterday the Daily News reported a KIPP school in NYC uses a padded cell for "time outs" for children who act out in school.One child was so distraught by the experience that an ambulance was called.There has been much outrage about the KIPP padded cell story, but the DN reports today that KIPP plans to keep the pra