Here's One Critic De Blasio Should Appreciate Having
They say you can know the mark of a man by the enemies he has - here's one enemy that Mayor de Blasio should be happy to have: It’s a tale of the 1% city for Bernie Madoff. The convicted swindler, cooling his heels in a North Carolina federal prison camp, is no fan of the progressive financial policies and vision touted by Mayor de Blasio. “I’m not a great fan of redistribution of wealth,” the 75-
Will Media Call Eva Moskowitz, Charter Allies On Their $3.6 Million Ad Buy In Last Three Weeks?
@perdidostschool can someone spent $3.6 million on restorative programs within public schools, infrastructure and classrooms— Mutale Nkonde (@yppe06) March 20, 2014Eva claims she has no money to pay rent but she and her allies drop $3.6 million on a three week pro-charter/anti-de Blasio ad blitz.The ads are still running, so that tally on the ad campaign will go higher.Can you imagine if de Blasio
Eva Moskowitz And Her Allies Spent $3.6 Million On Pro-Charter Ads In Last Three Weeks
How come they can't pay rent but they can spend $3.6 million dollars on pro-charter ads?A pro-charter school group has spent $3.6 million over the past three weeks on TV ads attacking Mayor de Blasio, an insider revealed Wednesday.Families for Excellent Schools — founded by a deep-pocketed group of financiers — has run a series of ads, including a spot blaming de Blasio for taking away the “hopes
Don't Buy The Poll Showing NYer's Roundly Despise De Blasio's Education Policies
Quinnipiac released a poll yesterday that claimed to find widespread disapproval of de Blasio's education policies: Voters are giving Mayor de Blasio a bad report card for his education policies. A Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday found that just 38% support de Blasio’s handling of the public schools and 49% disapprove. 40% want de Blasio to increase the number of charter schools while 39% want
Cuomo Underfunds NYC Public Schools
Cuomo bragged during a phone "town hall" that he is keeping state spending lower than the last 10 governors.Dunno where he got that stat - might have found it in the mashed potatoes Sandra Lee made for St. Patrick's Day - but given this story from Daily Politics, I can believe it:City funding of the Education Department in 2015 will outstrip the state's contribution for the fourth year i
3-19-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Cuomo Will Try To Steal Money For His Charter School Donors From Traditional Public SchoolsFrom 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 tak