Comments on: Touting grad rate boosts, Bloomberg rejects state’s concerns

By: Bronx Teacher

Bronx Teacher — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:37:00 +0000

My take on the 61%
http://southbronxschool.blogspot.com/2011/06/deserved-salutes-to-uncle-mike.html

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:37:00 +0000

“We have improved the rate at which our kids get up to whatever arbitrary level we set for them,” Bloomberg said.
Man, if this soundbite doesn’t perfectly sum up the tone-deafness, the arrogance, and the utter lack of meaningful progress under mayoral control, I don’t know what does.

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:47:00 +0000

Bloomberg and Walcott should be held to the same standards to which they
hold children in grades 3-8 with their standardized tests. A 60%
graduation rate with a 35% college readiness rate is shameful and
pathetic, especially after 9 years after they took control of the DOE. The people of
NYC should post a report card with an F on the front door of the Mayor’s
Office, close it, and replace it with an administration that cares more about our children more than about using them to rationalize doling out no-bid contracts to its allies.

By: Diff er en ti a tion

Diff er en ti a tion — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:43:00 +0000

Wait, I’m a little confused. Was Bloomturd speaking about the NYC school system? Huhh? Can we get Cathie Black to do an interview of “100 Days Later” – Where is she now? Ah haha hahaha ha! I love this place! Thanks so much. Restart, Transformation, Turnaround, Closure. Spin the wheel and place your bets! Awesome industry! Can’t wait till September when there’s 9 schools in my building, should be tons of fun with 9 principals. Ahhah aha ha ha ahh ah aha haahhahhahahha haha ha hah a ah ah ahhahahhahh haaaaaa ha haa!!!

By: I noticed that...

I noticed that... — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:05:00 +0000

Bloomberg’s slogan for this year: “Fraud is good, very, very good. Without fraud, there can be no deceit.”

By: Invictus

Invictus — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:28:00 +0000

Only a professional politician has the audacity of taunting that they have saved the world and has created a new class of pseudo “intellectuals” that will be catapulted to the world at large and dream of making their dreams come true in the nearest 2-4 year City College,just to come to the realization that their high school diplomas meant nothing more than just recycled tree bark and laser printed INK.

Too bad that they are attractive enough for profiteers to sign them up with loans backed up by government guarantees of payment…..tapping into the same tax reserves that lined the pockets of large banks during the Boom year of the Real Estate Speculation. This is the reality that many of the NYC high school graduate will face while becoming a stat in our public universities and will be easy prey of those for profit colleges that are advertising everywhere in the subways. Business must be really good for them, as I remember that each advertisement space in a MTA train cost upwards of $100K.

Forget about Bernie in jail, this is bigger than his Ponzy scheme….It is education with a Trojan horse of financial misdeed much more dangerous and mythical that the Trojan horse that fell on Troy.

And NYC citizens allow this to happen under their very noses. Look at that smug face that the Supreme Leader has in this press conference! It is priceless.

By: Lie, Cheat, and Steal

Lie, Cheat, and Steal — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:02:00 +0000

…and Bloomberg corrupts absolutely!

By: old teach

old teach — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:27:00 +0000

There should be a mass movement to end mayoral control as the mayor’s comments today should indicate to anyone interested in public education to take notice. 75% of the graduates that he has controlled for the past 10 plus years will need remedial course work to stay in college, community or senior institutions. 75% will have to spend a considerable portion of their student loan money that will force them to accrue additional debt just to make it through the 2 or 4 year program. This disgrace is only eclipsed by the arrogance and delusional posture mayor Bloomberg has stated regarding New York City graduates and his accomplishments. What a disgrace!

By: Invictus

Invictus — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:55:00 +0000

Never underestimate the power of a fistful of dollars nor the greed that people in power have.

By: NYC Educator

NYC Educator — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:39:00 +0000

“If you don’t give people credit for what they’ve done, they can’t go on,” he said.

Then he continued his long-standing practice of vilifying teachers 24/7, refusing to grant them the raise all other city employees got, and continued to contend he needed to fire thousands of teachers despite the 3.2 billion dollar surplus that has eluded every editorial writer in NYC.

By: ASTRAKA

ASTRAKA — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:35:00 +0000

The “Titanic is sinking” and Bloomberg is playing music on its deck!
How sad it is.!!

By: ASTRAKA

ASTRAKA — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:35:00 +0000

The “Titanic is sinking” and Bloomberg is playing music on its deck!
How sad it is.!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:32:00 +0000

Isn’t this a line from Peer Gynt?

“We have improved the rate at which our kids get up to whatever arbitrary level we set for them,” Bloomberg said.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:32:00 +0000

Isn’t this a line from Peer Gynt?

“We have improved the rate at which our kids get up to whatever arbitrary level we set for them,” Bloomberg said.

By: bee

bee — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:26:00 +0000

Bloomberg is nothing but an opportunistic infection. How can this man still be in office?