Like Summer Never Happened
Someone at school said to me today "We've been back 11 days and it feels like we've been back for months."I said I felt the same way.Anybody else out there feeling like summer never happened?Bloomberg's gone, Cuomo's going to be lucky to escape prison, Obama's education reform agenda is coming apart, and yet so much of the nonsense at school continued unabated.Meeting after meeting, eval
Big Loss For Cuomo
The losses are mounting for Governor Cuomo:In a blow to the Cuomo administration – and a big win for the environmental community – the EPA has rejected almost all of the controversial funding approved by the Environmental Facilities Corp. for projects related to building a new Tappan Zee Bridge, deeming them ineligble for funding from revolving loan fund intended to pay for clean water initiatives
Charter School Advocates Sue New York State For More Money
What Governor Cuomo did for NYC charter schools by forcing the city to either find space for charters or pony up rent for private space?Charter advocates want that same advantage state-wide:A lawsuit filed by a group of charter-school supporters alleges that a chronic funding gap between charter schools and traditional public schools violates the state constitution and disproportionately hurts min
9-15-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Cuomo Had Black, Hispanic Troopers Removed From His Security ContingentAnother week, another Cuomo scandal:A month before Andrew Cuomo was elected governor in 2010, his top aides met privately with two State Police officials and proposed systematically replacing members of the governor's protective unit, including more than a dozen black troopers who suspected they were remo