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Sunday, July 27, 2014

7-27-14 Perdido Street School Week

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Andrew Cuomo Held Hostage: Day Seven
It's been seven days since Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has been seen in in public, five days since the NY Times published its expose on Cuomo's Moreland Commission machinations:… And on the 7th day, he once again had no public events: Sunday marks a week since @NYGovCuomo poked head up. An administration record?— Capitol Confidential (@TUCapCon) July 27, 2014 For all out there wondering when the gove

Campbell Brown Uses A Paid Organizer Of StudentsFirstNY As The Face Of Her Tenure/Seniority Lawsuit
From the Daily News: Seven families will file suit Monday to end teacher tenure in the fiercest attack yet on job protections enjoyed by New York State educators. The families, including five from some of the most impoverished communities in the city, claim their children were underserved in school due to incompetent teachers who only kept their jobs because of tenure rules that violate kids’ con
7-26-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekCuomo Meddled With His Other Commissions And Panels TooMichael Grunwald reports in TIME Magazine that the Moreland Commission tackling public corruption is not the first time Andrew Cuomo has meddled in one of his panels:Before New York Governor Andrew Cuomo set up a supposedly independent commission to investigate political corruption in Albany—a c