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Friday, January 3, 2014

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Is Shael Polakow-Suransky Staying On At Tweed?
Buried in Eliza Shapiro's Capital NY article about Carmen Farina's first workday as NYCDOE schools chancellor is this:Asked about whether the D.O.E's chief academic officer, Shael Polakow-Suransky, will stay on, Fariña said "no personnel decisions have been made yet."This wasn't the only polite answer she gave. When asked about charters, Shapiro reported that Farina said that "the d

Snow Day
NEW snow totals. 7-9" in #Queens, #Bronx, & #Brooklyn http://t.co/9clr0yZqEG @ABC7NY @Evansweather @JeffSmithABC7 @AmyFreeze7— Lee Goldberg (@LeeGoldbergABC7) January 3, 2014No school anywhere in the area - even NYC public schools.Would have been nice of the new mayor to make the call for closure before 4:45 AM.Some teachers have to make a decision on whether to try and get in to work by
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Perdido Street School: Lee Goldberg's Snow ForecastBrunt 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, 2014by reality-based edu... / 37min Update On Incoming SnowstormReading through the weather forum and looking at the National Weather Service updates, the models