NYCDOE Finally Kicks Yuppie Sports League/Drinking Organization From DOE Property
Meant to post about this a few days ago:The city has once again revoked the Lower East Side permits for an adult sports league residents say was using school properties to run an “alcohol-driven” social league.ZogSports, a co-ed league for young professionals in cities across the U.S., had been hosting several kickball games each week at MO25 145 at Stanton St. and P.S.142, at 100 Attorney St. Not
One Crooked Politician Stumps For Another Crooked Politician
She's back from the political dead:Gov. Cuomo's Women's Equality Party rallied today at City Hall to tout its massive signature-gathering effort ahead of November's election, but it was one woman who ended up stealing the show.Former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, in her first visit to City Hall since leaving office last year, made a surprise appearance at the rally, where she had a starrin
NYSUT, Other Unions Already Endorsed Andrew Cuomo In Spring
Jimmy Vielkind at Capital NY:ALBANY—In one sense, the AFL-CIO's decision Monday not to endorse Andrew Cuomo's re-election is bigger than it looks. That's because the union's decision, sources say, was partially the result of heavy lobbying from other labor groups that are snubbing or actively opposing the governor.The union's decision is somewhat smaller in terms of the likelihood that it will hav
Support For Common Core Continues To Drop - Even In Reform-Friendly Polls
Who will UFT President Michael Mulgrew punch over this very disheartening news for Common Core supporters?Anybody watching the escalating battle across the country over the Common Core State Standards and aligned standardized testing will hardly be surprised by a new national poll which reveals a significant loss of support over the last year — especially among teachers, whose approval rating drop
8-18-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Time For An Investigation Into New York State's Test Score Results, Data TrackingTwo stories from over the weekend show that the statistics and data issued by NYSED Commissioner John King and his merry men and women in reform at SED cannot be trusted.First, as I posted yesterday, the NY Post covered how NYSED lowered the cut score levels on this year's state Common Core exam