Snow Day Playlist
Pulled some of my Ramones discography out for a snow day listen:Also writing some college recommendations. How about you?What are you up to do this fine snow day?
Good Question!
A commenter on the weather forum:When will our new mayor realize that windchills below zero 8 inches of snow and 30mph winds don't make sense to keep NYC schools open since the rush to work/ school begins between 6am and 7am?A commenter here at Perdido Street School blog:That combo of wind, ice, and cold is reason to call school. Just dangerous to all the moving parts in the morning. Who knows...?
Perdido Street School Snow Update
Been monitoring the weather forum, the National Weather Service and various reports on the radio about the snow storm.WCBS is reporting that this storm will not be measured so much in total snow fall as in blowing snow and plunging temperatures that will disrupt travel for the next 12-15 hours.Total accumulations are going to be somewhere between 6-10 inches, but then we have 30-40 mph gusts of wi
How Was Your First Bloomberg-Less Day?
The impending snow storm and the short school week had attendance down, so it really didn't quite feel like a regular schoolday.Also, I was scrambling to get some grading done and get some ELA Regents work put together for next week, so I was a little preoccupied today.Nonetheless, it was kind of fun to come to work in a NYC school and think "Hey, Bloomberg doesn't run this thing anymore!&quo
Lee Goldberg's Snow Forecast
Brunt is overnight. All travel shud be suspended. Sunrise Fri: Blowing snow.14 feels like -5. Snow tapers during AM. pic.twitter.com/rlU65ycMWh— Lee Goldberg (@LeeGoldbergABC7) January 2, 2014
Update On Incoming Snowstorm
Reading through the weather forum and looking at the National Weather Service updates, the models have backed off the heaviest amounts of snow they were showing earlier in the day.National Weather Service now says 4-8 inches of snow overall from the incoming storm.If the storm comes in on the low end, it's hard to see how de Blasio calls school for a 4 inch snowstorm.But here's where things get fu
De Blasio Appoints Bob Linn Negotiator For Union Contracts
In the fun of Bloomberg's last day in office and de Blasio's inaugural ceremony today, I missed this piece of news: In a dramatic acceleration of his transition to City Hall, Mayor de Blasio made five appointments to his administration, including a veteran negotiator to be his point man in forging new contracts with all of the municipal unions. As the city’s next director of labor relations, Bob L
1-1-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Arne Duncan Personally Lobbied De Blasio NOT To Pick Joshua Starr For ChancellorSo 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