NY Post: Farina Says No Excuse For Students Who Took A Snow Day
Wow, Chancellor Farina now rivaling Cathie Black for eye-raising statements.Here's the latest, as reported by the NY Post:Farina also callously declared that students who were absent from school Thursday would not be given a pass for taking the day off.“At the course of a whole day, you can still get to school,” she said.The Daily News reports that only 45% of NYC school children showed up to scho
A Failed Test By De Blasio And Farina
I want to note before I start quoting meteorologist Craig Allen and weather personality Al Roker that I "first-guessed" the decision to leave NYC schools open last night when it was announced.You can see that post at this link, but here is some of what I wrote:Why would Farina announce schools are opened tomorrow so early tonight before the storm hits, even as both Nick Gregory of FOX an
Craig Allen: Worst Of The Snow To Come, No Time To "Play A Hero"
Just heard Craig Allen on WCBS 880 that the worst of the storm is yet to come, we will be getting heavy bands of snow through late morning or early afternoon before the rain line finally hits the city.He actually said this is no time to play a hero just because a boss, like the NYC school system, wants you in to work.Allen is no hysteric and usually downplays hype around storms, so when he says th
We May Be Heading Into The Heaviest Snow Of The Day
Many of the TV stations were downplaying snow totals last night, so perhaps that gave Farina and de Blasio cover to announce schools were going to be open no matter what, but the heaviest snow of the day is supposed to be the 6 AM-10 AM hours and according to one meteorologist on the weather board, that heavy snow is still on track to hit.Again according to the weather boards, the radar shows the
2-12-14 Perdido Street School: The Cost Of Common Core And The Race To Top Reforms
Perdido Street School: The Cost Of Common Core And The Race To Top Reforms: The Cost Of Common Core And The Race To Top ReformsFrom State of Politics:New Yorkers for Students’ Educational Rights, an education advocacy group, is suing Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the Board of Regents and state Education Commissioner John King, claiming the state has systematically shortgaged the public school system by faili