Mayor Bloomberg blamed attack ads by the UFT for his low schools approval rating. (Politicker NY)
Chicago came close to printing a student-designed gang sign-ridden parking sticker. (Tribune via Russo)
Staten Island parents are upset that the borough chief won’t visit slated-to-close P.S. 14. (SchoolBook)
Watch a polished presentation on applying to kindergarten by one of the city’s experts. (Insideschools)
Tucked into today’s journalism news: A high-stakes evaluation plan for Patch reporters. (Romenesko)
A cheat sheet for education details in President Obama’s budget proposal next week. (Politics K-12)
A Stuyvesant HS teacher took issue with 10 of 45 questions on a recent state math test. (Gary Rubinstein)
A group of R.I. schools found summer tutoring stemmed the precollege “melt.” (Starting an Ed School)
For some reason, the Census Bureau defines care by fathers as child care, not parenting. (Motherlode)
The U.S. DOE aims to study the effectiveness of teacher training programs on test scores. (Answer Sheet)
A class talk about reading raises a question a teacher can’t answer, but a student can. (Core Knowledge)
Summarizing a working paper that explores which teachers principals fired and why. (Shanker Blog)
http://twitter.com/SoBronxSchool Bronx Teacher
OMG, Bloomberg is delusional. He needs help. I suggest an intervention.
GUest
Yeah, we need ads because that clown is on tv with his stupid smug smile every five minutes.
Great
My dues finally doing something good.
http://twitter.com/nycdoenuts NYCDOEnuts
Oh wow. I can’t believe what I just read.
The mayor blamed attack ads -that ended 11 months ago- on his poor poll numbers today. He isn’t blaming his approach of ignoring stakeholders, isn’t blaming his policies, isn’t blaming his rhetoric of attacking teachers and the union. None of that is to blame. It’s attack ads -that ended 11 months ago.
Holy cow, I think I see a pattern here: The mayor thinks that everything is the UFT’s fault.
No literally…. everything.
Invictus
I think he is referring to that ad that came out 2 weeks ago. The best ad ever…paid with UFT union dues. Most likely thought out and executed with people who rub elbows with him in his cocktail parties. Life is full of ironic moments.
The King needs to get it clear… there would not be an ad if his policies were different. The ad simply underlines what he has done.
I noticed that…
Not only is the Mayor4life is delusional, but he’s demented, too. With so much money you would think that he would pay a high-priced shrink to get the crazies out of his head.
bee
I think we should lock him in a room with Eva. Let Eva and Mike experience co-location firsthand.
Anonymous
Of course! Mayor 13% is also Mayor 0% accountability.
http://nyceducator.com/ NYC Educator
When Bloomberg paid for ads to bolster his image, they had no effect whatsoever. So it’s interesting he’d suggest he could reach into his pockets, do it again, and achieve a different effect. Reminiscent of his approach to educational policy.
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