Ain't Gonna Work On Mayor Mike's Plantation No More
Apparently the invocation at today's de Blasio inaugural ceremony threw some people off:During the election season, Bill de Blasio was often painted by conservatives as a leftist radical. But at his inauguration today, it was not Mr. de Blasio who dropped the most aggressive lines, but the first two speakers at the event.In particular, Rev. Fred Lucas Jr., who was among several chaplains represent
Potential Blizzard Takes Aim At NYC Thursday-Friday
Yikes - from Accuweather:A snowstorm taking aim at New York City Thursday will evolve into a blizzard Thursday night. Expect dry travel weather into Wednesday night in the immediate area. A snowstorm will affect New York City and much of the Northeast on Thursday into Friday. As the storm strengthens Thursday night, increasing winds, powdery snow and plunging temperatures will allow a blizzard to
Does The Obama Administration Have A "Starr Group" Out To Destroy Joshua Starr?
Valeria Strauss reported in the Washington Post that two members of the USDOE, including Arne Duncan himself, lobbied against Montgomery County Schools Superintendent Joshua Starr for the NYC schools chancellor position.Duncan and Company don't like Starr because he has called for a three year moratorium on high stakes standardized testing and has expressed skepticism around the validity of the te
Arne Duncan Personally Lobbied De Blasio NOT To Pick Joshua Starr For Chancellor
So much for that "The Federal Government Doesn't Interfere In Local Districts" nonsense:U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and at least one other Education Department official urged New York Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio and his team not to choose Montgomery County Schools Superintendent Joshua P. Starr as the city’s next schools chancellor, according to several people knowledgable about
Bloomberg Couldn't Resist Reminding Us How Wealthy He Is
Bloomberg left amid crowd of cheering supporters and staff. Gold balloons were released as he walked out— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) December 31, 2013What an ass.Good riddance.
12-31-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: 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 mak