From Newsday: A top U.S. Department of Education official warned yesterday that New York and other states risk losing millions of dollars in Race to the Top incentives if they back away from efforts to strengthen teacher job evaluations or other initiatives financed by the federal money. The admonition came from Ann Whalen, director of the department's implementation support unit, who at a Washing
More Bad Scandal News For Chris Christie
A few days ago there was a report that the US attorney in New York had issued subpoenas to Christie ally and chairman of the Port Authority David Samson over potential conflicts of interest at the Port Authority involving Samson's law firm.Those subpoenas were retracted, perhaps because the US attorney in New Jersey had the jurisdiction in the case or because they had already drawn up the subpoena
Cuomo Uses State Tax Money For His Own Political Purposes
Not only are taxpayers funding commercials that tout Governor Cuomo's New York State and a weekly video round-up of "good news" in the state that ends up working as a "Vote For Cuomo" ad on the Internet, taxpayers are also paying for Cuomo to "stock the audience" at his speeches:Gov. Cuomo was so determined to stock the audience of his State of the State Address earli
Cuomo Will Try To Steal Money For His Charter School Donors From Traditional Public Schools
From Jessica Bakeman's Capital NY article about the complex budget negotiations around education issues:Cuomo came out strong for charters, in response to pleas from Success Academy head Eva Moskowitz, pledging to “save” them, and the Senate was the first to quantify what that will take: increased tuition rates that would be paid from traditional public schools to charters, a moratorium on chargin
Cuomo Looks To Take Gubernatorial Control Of NYC Schools
Jessica Bakeman at Capital NY:Will mayoral control be stripped to 'save' charters? Another fight awaits on the issue of charter schools. Cuomo came out strong for charters, in response to pleas from Success Academy head Evan Moskowitz, pledging to “save” them, and the Senate was the first to quantify what that will take: increased tuition rates that would be paid from traditional public schools to
3-18-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Bridgegate Scandal Gets Closer To ChristieChris Christie is making like he doesn't have three scandals dogging him (Bridgegate, Sandy aid, Samson at the Port Authority), going about his business as if he can be a viable 2016 presiential candidate and an effective New Jersey governor.But then you get news like this that pops up every now and then that let's you know just how