Cuomo On Defensive Over Charter School Stance
From Daily Politics:Gov. Cuomo Monday said he has no interest getting into the weeds about where charter schools are located within a city, just as long as they continue to exist. Cuomo made the comments during a press conference in his ceremonial Red Room office at the Capitol designed to push his property tax plan he wants included in a final budget. He dismissed as "silly" claims by c
When Does Cuomo Criticize Charter School Operators For Their Salaries?
From Ken Lovett at the Daily News:ALBANY — A leading activist for the poor who has ripped Gov. Cuomo over the issue of income inequality actually makes more money than the governor.Michael Kink, executive director of the union-backed Strong Economy for All Coalition, pulls in at least $183,000 a year, sources close to him say.Kink’s salary tops Cuomo’s $179,000 annual pay. It also dwarfs the less
Pre-K A "Massive Victory" For De Blasio
Blake Zeff at Capital NY:Put aside the chess-match analysis for a moment: The fact that Bill de Blasio is apparently on the verge of getting Albany to fork over hundreds of millions to fund pre-kindergarten is a massive victory for the mayor. This was an idea, remember, that was widely regarded as unrealistically ambitious when de Blasio first proposed to make it happen. The fact that Andrew Cuomo
Adivce For De Blasio To Recover From His Early Missteps
I've talked about how de Blasio needs to start getting savvier in his handling of the press and these phony "scandals" that have popped up like "forkgate" (when he ate a slice of pizza with a fork and some in the the press, barely out of middle school, mocked him for days over it) and the UES snow plow scandal that was ginned up by the Murdoch journalists at the Post and WSJ.Cr
Cuomo Likes Being A "Disruptor" Of Public Schools
From Capital NY:Governor Andrew Cuomo cast himself as a "disruptive" force in support of charter schools, in a congratulatory appearance on the first episode of John Catsimatidis' new radio show."That word is important, John: disruptive," said Cuomo, in a 10-minute appearance on Sunday morning, that included lots of praise from Catsimatidis, a former Republican mayoral candidat
3-16-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Common Core Opponents Not "Drunk With Hysteria"The attempt to marginalize Common Core opponents and critics continues unabated these days, with newspaper editorial boards like the one at the Daily News accusing people who are against the Core of being "drunk with hysteria."A New Yorker writes a letter in respone to the Daily News to let them know why they