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October 27, 2009
Remainders: Stimulus spending to be reported at the school level
- Leonie Haimson asks where the parents Bloomberg says will flock to the city will find classroom space.
- Peter Murphy thinks Paterson’s reluctance to lift the charter cap is a jab at Obama.
- Chicago Public Schools plans to re-train security guards to curb school violence.
- The federal education department will require districts to report stimulus spending at the school level.
- Pissed Off Teacher wonders why her students who think they failed last year officially passed.
- The state teachers union is launching an ad campaign against mid-year budget cuts.
- If your child attends an out-of-district charter, what middle school do you apply to? Ask Judy answers.
- WNYC’s Beth Fertig takes a closer look at what the achievement gap in math really means.
- Teachers: what’s the view from your classroom? The Quick and the Ed wants you to send photos.
- Diane Ravitch says the best and wisest parents probably aren’t too happy with the federal ed agenda.
- And just in time for Halloween, all of your favorite ed reformers do the monster mash.
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October 28th, 2009 11:23 am
The Mayor says parents will “flock to the city?” Rully? I’ve talked to a few who want to, ahem, get the flock outta here.
Note that Boom-berg’s “PlaNYC 2030″ talks of one million additional New Yorkers by 2030 — none of them kids. And significant infrastructure needs — none of it schools, even on the same rehab basis as “energy, transportation, and water.”
Near the end of last night’s debate, the press asked Bloomberg if he was out of touch with the average New Yorker. There can be no better example than this. More than the near-term broo-ha-ha over school grades. It’s not about the Mayor’s shmoozing on the subway “4 times a week.” (Some focus group.) It’s about what he’s planning for: NO MORE KIDS. NO MORE SCHOOLS.
NO MORE BLOOMBERG.
Teach your kids that democracy is not for sale, and that you value their future. Eight is more than enough; as far as schools go it’s eight too many.
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