NY Gov Cuomo creates a Common Core Commission that is too big to fail
Governor Cuomo has once again tapped former Citigroup chairman Richard Parsons to lead his second Commission on education. The first one ended in a report ironically entitled “A Final Action Plan.” I wonder if this means a teacher will be tasked with directing Citigroup’s next $45 billion bailout?
This Commission is comprised a lot of fractured reputations that haveprivately agreed to do some mending. Let’s be clear, these reputations have taken a well-deserved hit because the parents of 225,000+ children have been screaming for help and these leaders have ignored their call. For many in this Cuomo Common Core group, it is not an act of altruism, but one of self-preservation.
Yet, I remain hopeful that the predetermined solution arrived at this committee in a few months will present some form of compromise. There is no way these figureheads would risk what little is left of their reputations.
Take for instance AFT President Randi Weingarten. Randi has hitched her hopes and future to the Hillary Clinton bus and there is no way she can afford another misstep- especially in her home state of NY. She robo called for Cuomo, fully supports Common Core testing IN ALL GRADES, stood by UFT President Mulgrew as he threatened to punch anyone in the face that opposed Common Core… I could go on, but considering her role is the President of the teachers’ union, I think that should suffice.
Then there is our new NY Commissioner of Education Elia. She wore out her welcome pretty quickly by insisting parents of the opt out moment just needed to be educated on the matter. She shared some more of her profound thoughts on education when suggesting that the solution for NY’s education NY Gov Cuomo creates a Common Core Commission that is too big to fail | lacetothetop: