Friday, March 15, 2013

NYC Educator: Mulgrew Asks for Changes He Claimed We Already Achieved in 2009

NYC Educator: Mulgrew Asks for Changes He Claimed We Already Achieved in 2009:


Mulgrew Asks for Changes He Claimed We Already Achieved in 2009

I was a little confused by a quote from Unity/ New Action presidential candidate Michael Mulgrew. Mulgrew says he does not want to go backto the school board system:

Instead, he said, the union just wants checks and balances on the mayor’s power. In other cities with mayoral control, he said, “Everybody else figured out you needed checks and balances.”

In fact, I'm more than a little confused by that. That's because in 2009, I distinctly recall reading his statement that mayoral control had already achieved that.

We are pleased that the New York State Senate has passed legislation on school governance. The passage of the Senate bill will ensure that the checks and balances that we applauded in the Assembly bill will now be included in the law.

Curiouser and curiouser. If we already had checks and balances, why are we calling for checks and balances? In