Thursday, February 27, 2014

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Poor Eva
Love the frame from the NY Post on this story - De Blasio starts his war on charter schools:The de Blasio administration is blocking the opening or expansion of three Success Academy charter schools run by Eva Moskowitz. The charter schools received approval last year from former Mayor Mike Bloomberg to operate rent-free in existing city buildings starting in the fall. But at de Blasio’s behest, t

Chancellor Farina May Get Another Beautiful Day
There is the possibility of a major storm early next week that could make for an interesting school day on Monday.Here's the National Weather Service from this morning:from upton...MODELS HAVE COME IN BETTER AGREEMENT ON A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANTSTORM WHICH SHOULD IMPACT THE AREA FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAYNIGHT. THE ECMWF HAS TRENDED FARTHER OFFSHORE WITH ITS SURFACELOW...AND ALSO TOWARDS A
Andrew Cuomo Looks To Help State Senate Stay Republican
Tony Avella joined with the Republican-leaning "Independent Democrats" yesterday, so the chances of the State Senate going back to the Dems is fading fast, but the NY Times reports Governor Cuomo may also be helping to try and keep the State Senate Republican:ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has raised an imposing $33 million, is riding high in the opinion polls and is expected to cruise to


2-26-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Eva Moskowitz Only Closes Success Academies When She Needs Kids For A Photo OpStudents at Success Academies don't get too many days off from school - except when Eva Moskowitz needs them for political reasons. New York City charter school leaders are planning a massive rally at the state Capitol next Tuesday, as they pivot their advocacy to Albany afer failing to make progre