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A Bill is being introduced in the state assembly that will end mayoral control of the (PEP) thus the city schools. What are the odds that it will pass both houses and then the governor would sign off on it? If it passes by some miracle would it be in time to change the faith of the schools facing turnaround?

If the next Mayor has any sense, he or she will agree to shed any responsibility for the schools in exchange for the ability to stop increasing funding to allow other public services to catch up.  And then blame the union as soaring pension costs devour the schools, or just avoid talking about the subject.

So there is a quote from the Chancellor that Turnaround is needed to remove teachers, improve graduation rates and improve college readiness….at John Dewey HS, we have improved our graduation rates each year since being placed on the PLA list and our college readiness index is higher than the city average….so is anyone able to tell me why we are still on the list for Turnaround???? Is there really a point from an educational standpoint? Our hearing is tomorrow evening…..I sincerely hope that someone hears our story and maybe sees what the truth really is….putting the students through this is cruel…..and putting the staff through this is beyond cruel…..

How about YOU get a life? Stop being so pessimistic. People like you make me sick, you’re just like the rest of them — you’re a SHEEP. You let them control you, the hierarchy of NYC has abused its power for long enough. They do whatever they freaking please because they’re not getting affected by it. Meanwhile, the citizen has to suffer. What is our society isn’t it? It’s sickening that our education system is being targeted. Yet, we’re the most powerful nation in the world but our academics drown meanwhile other countries who are poorer, and not a world power like the U.S. have more solid and leading academics, e.g. Finland. Leave that person ALONE. That person is innocently defending what is their rights. You may think all of our voices mean nothing, but that’s because there has been no change because they JUST DON’T CARE. There is hope that this is idiocy will finally be cleared away from their minds, stop losing hope. In the end, all in all, if we do lose — we lost with pride, with a fight. Don’t leave another fatuous comment please.