Bloomberg Dictatorship Ends
It's over.Finally.
Bloomberg Bans A Couple Of More Things, Just For Old Time's Sake
Mayor Bloomberg to ban 10 new items in spectacular New Year's Eve blowout countdown.— Rob Webber (@planetwebber) December 31, 2013If anybody thinks he's really going anywhere, I'd like to note that Bloomberg Philanthropy is open for business and all those aides he just walked out of City Hall with will continue to work for him in private life helping him to use his billions as bludsgeons to get wh
Seven Hours Left In Bloomberg's Reign Of Error
In honor of Bloomberg's 12 years of "service": Buh-bye.
Carmen Farina And Bill de Blasio CAN Change Worst Excesses Of Ed Deform Movement
I keep seeing this kind of thing around:.@bethfertig points out Farina and de Blasio can't stop much of testing, which comes from state level - Common Core and teacher eval.— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) December 31, 2013To which I replied: @BrianLehrer @zansari8 @bethfertig Jive excuse to say state and fed mandates mean little change. Plenty can be done!— realitybasededucator (@perdidostschoo
Are We Sure Carmen Farina Is More "Pro-Teacher" Than Current DOE Leadership?
Farina is seen as much more pro-teacher than recent DOE leadership, but she's a tough boss. As principal, she replaced 80% of her staff.— Lindsey Christ (@LindseyChrist) December 30, 2013Jose Vilson responded: @MrHonner @LindseyChrist Agreed too. I don’t know enough about that school to make a determination, but 80% is pretty high.— Jose Vilson (@TheJLV) December 31, 201380% is indeed a pretty hig
How You'll Know Things Are Really Different
Geo Karo - from a comment on this post:1) How much day to day life in the school-building changes from the BloomCott era will be the ultimate measure of how much things change under BlasRina.2) How much things change for the better depends on how much teachers and parents push back against the toxic status quo of corporate education "reform."In New York City, the teachers' group pushing
12-30-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Cuomo Attacks De Blasio Behind The ScenesSheriff Andy looking to promote his own agenda and taking it out on anybody he thinks is in his way:Gov. Cuomo, in his first major battle with Bill de Blasio, is engaged in a last-ditch effort to block leftist Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito from becoming council speaker, Democratic insiders have told The Post. Cuomo has been worki