PEF President Wants To See Someone From Left Primary Cuomo
Can you imagine anybody from the Mulgarten-controlled AFT/UFT (and perhaps soon to be NYSUT) saying anything like this?The state Democratic and Working Families parties should find a primary challenger to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the president of one of the state’s top public-employees unions said today. Susan Kent, the president of the Public Employees Federation, said the Democratic governor hasn’t li
This Would Get Under Cuomo's Skin
From State of Politics:Former New York City Councilman Charles Barron this week filed paperwork with the state Board of Elections to run for the state Assembly seat vacated by his wife, Inez, records show. The move for Charles Barron is not unexpected. Barron, left the Council due to term limits, and had been telegraphing for months he would run for the Brooklyn-based district. The former Black Pa
What Did The UFT Leadership Get To Look The Other Way On Cuomo's Charter Deal?
Michael Fiorillo on the news confirmed today by the NY Times that the UFT leadership did nothing to fight the charter school protections Cuomo wanted enshrined in the budget that give charters unlimited expansion rights, free rent in NYC public school buildings or the tab picked up by the NYCDOE and other goodies that the charter entrepreneurs wanted:Does this (mis)leadership ever fight anything?S
Cuomo Was Behind The Organization Of The Eva Moskowitz/Success Charter School Rally
There have been some stories out that it was Governor Cuomo who pushed for the charter school giveaway rally in Albany - those stories are now confirmed in the NY Times:It was a frigid February day in Albany, and leaders of New York City’s charter school movement were anxious. They had gone to the capital to court lawmakers, but despite a boisterous showing by parents, there seemed to be little cl
UFT Didn't Fight Cuomo's Charter School Giveaways
In this morning's Times analysis of how and why Cuomo pushed through so many charter school protections is this:A lot was riding on the debate for Mr. Cuomo. A number of his largest financial backers, some of the biggest names on Wall Street, also happened to be staunch supporters of charter schools. According to campaign finance records, Mr. Cuomo’s re-election campaign has received hundreds of t
4-2-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Don't Accept Minor Tweaks To APPR Teacher EvaluationsAndrew Cuomo issued a statement yesterday saying he and the legislature will revisit the APPR teacher evaluation component that is tied to Common Core tests now that the CCSS tests have been de-linked from high stakes for children for a couple of years.There was much surprise around the Internets and the Twitterverse and n