Tom Friedman, Arne Duncan Miss This Part Of The South Korea Story
Tom Friedman wrote another doozy of a column this morning, blaming lazy American children and parents for the so-called education crisis in American schools.He used an Arne Duncan speech from 2009 to drive his point home - American students and parents are lazy, American schools are bad.Unlike, say, schools, parents and students in South Korea:“In 2009, President Obama met with President Lee of So
Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer Double Down On Allegation Against Christie
The Christie administration pushed back again today over allegations made by Hoboken mayor Dawn Zimmer that two top Christie aides levied threats at Zimmer over a real estate development deal:Gov. Chris Christie's office today once again fired back at claims leveled by Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer that Hurricane Sandy relief money was held hostage by the governor, saying the city has received million
Technology Makes Our Lives Better
Had my stereo and TV break in the same week over the December holiday.Bought a new stereo system, am having problems with that already.Wife bought an iPod to listen to podcasts on the train.Problems getting it to synch - she brought it back.They keep telling us technology is the bestest thing ever, but more and more I notice that very little of it works as advertised or works very long as advertis
BridgeGate, Hoboken Shakedown All Part Of The Same Thuggish Chris Christie Pattern
Tom Moran in the Star-Ledger:What hurts Christie, and makes Zimmer’s charge credible, is that this is such a clear echo of Bridgegate. His people swaggering across the state, using public resources to strong-arm local officials into submission.And in both cases, innocent citizens were the fodder. The people stuck in Fort Lee traffic didn’t do anything wrong, and neither did the flood victims in Ho
Many New Jersey Parents Say No To Longer School Day
Governor Chris Christie, in between shutting down the traffic to the George Washington Bridge and extorting real estate development projects in Hoboken, decided he would add extra time and days to schools.The Star-Ledger reports many parents around the state aren't so into that idea:As they waited outside the Orange Avenue School one day last week for the dismissal bell to ring, a few dozen Cranfo
Teaching High-School Students to Write (1946)
Teaching High-School Students to Write (1946).
More on The UFT/Mulgrew Machinations In The NYSUT
Three posts in the last few hours on the guerrilla war Michael Mulgrew and the UFT leadership are waging within the NYSUT over support for Governor Cuomo.Norm Scott notes how Andy Pallotta, the Mulgrew-supported-Executive VP at the NYSUT, hosted "a a Legislative Reception and briefing in the Observation Deck of the Erastus Corning Tower at the Empire State Plaza" for the governor and his
BridgeGate, Hoboken/Sandy Relief Funds Scandal May Cost Chris Christie His Chairmanship Of The GOP Governor's Association
The scandals are starting to mount for Chris Christie and they're taking their toll.He might have survived BridgeGate, especially after he proved to be so adept at his press conference explaining away the particulars of the scandal and how he had nothing to do with the closure of traffic lanes to the GWB in Fort Lee.But now that Hoboken mayor Dawn Zimmer has accused the Christie administration of
1-18-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekChristie Administration Withheld Sandy Relief Funds From Hoboken In Retaliation Over Real Estate ProjectFrom Steve Kornacki at MSNBC:Two senior members of Gov. Chris Christie’s administration warned a New Jersey mayor earlier this year that her town would be starved of hurricane relief money unless she approved a lucrative redevelopment plan favored
