Parents and former teachers from a Rockaway school blame the principal for disorder. (Daily News)
Unearthed emails reveal a charter authorizer’s struggle against an Albany power grab. (GothamSchools)
Parents want Congress to revise federal laws to limit restraints put on special education kids. (AP)
http://nyceducator.com/ NYC Educator
Is it news that unions spend money on causes they support? Why didn’t WSJ wait to find them spending money on causes they don’t support and write about that?
Mr. Flerporillo
It’s the amount that’s news. Annual reports.
I noticed that…
Why isn’t the WSJ writing an article about the donation to Al Sharpton from AFT (which is the parent union for NYSUT and UFT) when Sharpton supported all the closing/phasing out of school and joined The Education Equality Project with Joel Klein?
“Teachers Unions Give Broadly.” How funny. Has Mr. F checked how much Broad (ly) gives in comparison to the teacher unions? Or the charter hedge fund lobby? The unions are giving from the penny jar in comparison. And I noticed that makes a good point — the unions also show some of their true colors by giving to Sharpton when he allies with Klein — playing both sides of the fence instead of focusing on putting all its resources into fighting the battle for public education.
Mr. Flerporillo
Feel free to report on how much the charter lobby donated last year. It’s not like I’d react by irately saying that it’s not “news.” I’m interested.
Harringtonian
Actually, if memory serves, Sharpton’s organization received a half million dollar “contribution” from an organization fronted by former Chancellor Harold Levy (who was then actively lobbying for a gambling concession at Aqueduct racetrack) at the same time Sharpton discovered his “common cause” with Joel Klein. Coincidentally (I’m sure), that “marriage” dissolved shortly Bloomberg’s reelection.
I undertstand that the contribution was merely DOUBLE that of the NEA, but perhaps Mr. Fierporillo and the WSJ might draw an inference from that sequence of events?
http://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/ Norm
You said “It’s the amount that’s news.” Yes, it’s news in the fact that it can never come close to the billionaires who fund the other side. My problem with the unions is that this is their main political strategy and thus tossing money down a black hole. Another form of astroturfing.
If they spent it organizing and activating their own membership they would get more bang for the buck.
Mr. Flerporillo
“Yes, it’s news in the fact that it can never come close to the billionaires who fund the other side.”
Well, actually, that “fact” wouldn’t be news, by NYC Educator’s measure, because it would not be new. Regardless, I remain interested in how much money the charter lobby donated last year. Maybe somebody else knows.
Harringtonian
I don’t have the info for last year (many of those contributions have yet to be fully reported. BUT “DFERwatch” compiled the campaign contributions by by DFER affiliated rich people (primarily hedge fund operators from 2005 to early 2010:
The list is as follows:
State Sen. Darrel Aubertine
Anthony Davis – $1,000 – 1/11/2010
John Sabat – $500 – 1/11/2010
Brian Zied – $1,000 – 1/11/2010
State Sen. Eric Adams
Brian Zied – $1,000 – 1/7/2010
John Petry – $2,000 – 1/4/2010
Joel Greenblatt – $2,000 – 12/30/2009
Anthony Davis – $1,000 – 12/29/2009
John Sabat – $500 – 12/29/2009
Andrew Cuomo (now running for Gov)
William Ackman – $25,000 – 7/9/2009
Brian Zied – $5,000 – 6/1/2009
William Ackman – $10,000 – 12/9/2008
William Ackman – $1,000 – 10/1/2008
State Sen. Jeffrey Klein
Anthony Davis – $1,500 – 12/19/2009
State Sen. Craig Johnson
Anthony Davis – $6,000 – 1/3/2010
Joel Greenblatt – $5,000 – 1/3/2010
John Petry – $6,000 – 1/3/2010
Brian Zied – $2,000 – 12/18/2009
Charles Ledley – $5,000 – 12/16/2009
John Sabat – $1,000 – 12/13/2009
R Boykin Curry IV – $6,000 – 7/6/2009
Coalition for Public Charter Schools – $4,000 – 6/1/2009
Charles Ledley – $9,500 – 7/8/2008
Anthony Davis – $5,000 – 7/1/2008
Joel Greenblatt – $9,500 – 6/28/2008
Vincent Mai – $5,000 – 12/28/2007
Michael Novogratz – $1,000 – 8/30/2007
Anthony Davis – $1,000 – 8/26/2007
Charles Ledley – $500 – 8/20/2007
Vincent Mai – $2,500 – 8/15/2007
State Assemblymember Hakeem Jeffries
Charles Ledley – $500 – 9/5/2008
State Sen. Daniel Squadron
John Petry – $6,000 – 1/9/2010
Anthony Davis – $6,000 – 1/9/2010
Joel Greenblatt – $6,000 – 1/9/2010
John Sabat – $1,000 – 1/9/2010
Brian Zied – $1,500 – 1/9/2010
Charles Ledley – $6,000 – 12/16/2009
R Boykin Curry IV – $6,000 – 6/7/2009
Brian Zied – $500 – 8/25/2008
John Petry – $6,000 – 7/11/2008
Anthony Davis – $5,000 – 7/11/2008
Joel Greenblatt – $5,000 – 7/11/2008
Sidney Gargiulo – $100 – 7/8/2008
Charles Ledley – $5,000 – 6/9/2008
State Assemblymember Jonathan Bing
John Petry – $500 – 1/25/2009
Charles Ledley – $500 – 1/25/2009
John Sabat – $500 – 1/25/2009
Brian Zied – $500 – 1/25/2009
Brian Zied – $500 – 9/25/2008
Charles Ledley – $3,800 – 9/2/2008
Davide Erro – $1,000 – 1/19/2008
Democratic Senate Campaign Committee of New York
John Petry – $1,000 – 10/29/2009
John Petry – $2,500 – 11/20/2007
State Assemblymember Darryl Towns
John Petry – $1,000 – 8/3/2009
Charles Ledley – $1,500 – 8/3/2009
State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Joel Greenblatt – $2,500 – 11/2/2006
State Assemblymember Vito Lopez
Anthony Davis – $2,500 – 5/31/2007
Brian Zied – $2,500 – 5/31/2007
State Assemblymember Sam Hoyt
Brian Zied – $1,000 – 8/13/2008
Joel Greenblatt – $3,400 – 7/30/2008
John Petry – $$3,400 – 7/11/2008
Charles Ledley – $3,800 – 7/11/2008
Whitney Tilson – $250 – 8/29/2006
State Senator Malcolm Smith
Steven Klinsky – $9,500 – 10/2/2007
Charles Ledley – $9,500 – 5/23/2007
Joel Greenblatt – $9,500 – 5/23/2007
John Petry – $9,500 – 3/18/2007
Joel Greenblatt – $5,000 – 8/10/2006
State Assemblymember Michael Benjamin
Joel Greenblatt – $2,000 – 9/5/2008
Charles Ledley – $1,000 – 8/4/2008
James Mai – $3,400 – 8/31/2006
Vincent Mai – $3,400 – 8/31/2006
Charles Ledley – $3,400 – 8/8/2006
State Sen. Kevin Parker
Charles Ledley – $5,000 – 9/4/2008
Anthony Davis – $5,000 – 7/1/2008
Whitney Tilson – $1,000 – 3/20/2008
Charles Ledley – $1,000 – 3/20/2008
Brian Zied – $1,000 – 3/20/2008
State Sen. Eric Schneiderman (running for AG)
James Mai – $15,000 – 1/8/2010
Governor David Paterson
John Petry – $5,000 – 7/9/2008
John Kirtley – $4,000 – 7/9/2008
Joel Greenblatt – $16,200 – 4/17/2006
Richard Dollinger (lost 2008 race to State Sen. Joseph Robach)
Whitney Tilson – $500 – 9/25/2008
John Petry – $9,500 – 9/23/2008
Charles Ledley – $9,500 – 9/23/2008
Anthony Davis – $7,500 – 7/9/2008
Andrew Cuomo (currently running for Governor)
William Ackman – $25,000 – 7/9/2009
David Einhorn – $25,000 – 7/7/2009
Charles Ledley – $5,000 – 6/1/2009
William Ackman – $10,000 – 12/9/2008
David Einhorn – $25,000 – 12/11/2008
Brian Zied – $1,000 – 10/29/2008
William Ackman – $1,000 – 10/1/2008
Michael Novogratz – $5,000 – 6/8/2005
Eliot Spitzer:
William Ackman – $10,000 – 1/9/2006
Michael Novogratz – $10,000 -1/20/2005
Given the vapors the New York Post suffered over a total of about10 grand State Senator Bill Perkins received from the UFT during an eight year period, it’s “surprising” that no one there raised a peep over the the contributions in excess of $54,000 received by future Public Advocate candidate Daniel Squadron from hedge fund operators in about one-third of that time..
Larry Littlefield
Norm, what do you want? The amount of money poured into schools has soared, taxes have risen, other services have been cut disproportionately, and little or nothing has been received in return.
Aside from Wall Street and the oil industry, few have taken more with less in return in the past decade than the NYC teachers. Just think of it — a huge increase in spending and 15,000 fewer teachers. And a claim that NYC residents deserve bad schools because they don’t pay enough money.
guest
Larry…I know you have your agenda and I’ll leave it at that. Do you really think the problem with education in NYC is the fault of the teachers? Do you really think that? The vast majority ofg teachers, just like the vast majority of pilots, just like the vast majority of doctors range from competent to okay. Are there a few bad apples? Of course and I won’t defend anything to do with those few. But the majority of teachers do as good a job as possible given the realities of what is gong on today in terms of disrespect from kids and their parents of what they are trying to do. You should walk into a high school class some day and see a teacher standing infront of a shiny new smart board, doing an outstanding job conveying important subject matter, and look at kids who don’t bring notebooks to school, who don’t bring textbooks to school, who don’t do any homework. And perhaps then you will feel their frustration. Do you thinink High School X is better than High School Y because of the teachers? Try switching the teachers at Bronx Science with those at Lehman and see if the results are any different.
Perhaps, did you ever stop to think in all due respect, that as bad as the results seem to be, they would be far worse if the teachers weren’t on the whole as dedicated and skillful as many if not most are?
Perhaps if you stepped back a bit and tried to digest ther big picture, you might not be as negative as you are.
Anx
You know Larry I have a bone to pick with you as a city planner. You guys have not done your jobs the right way. When you planned New York you didn’t do your jobs well. There are way too many dead ends streets. The land you built on wasn’t level. The subway stops are far apart and the building are way too tall. You and all of your fellow city planners should be held accountable for all your errors in planning.
Your salaries are way to high for what you do.I think that anyone in your profession should be ashamed of the work you have done.
NyC residents deserve bad city planning because they don’t pay city planners enough. haha
Before you tell me that I don’t know a thing about city planners Im going to tell you that your right.
I know as much about city planning as you do about the teaching profession.
The big difference is that I don’t have a hidden agenda
guest
So you are saying that all the money poured into City Time, Aris, Pearson, CTB-Mcgraw Hill, network chapters and all other contractors the city has spent educational funds on have shown a return on the money spent and it’s only the teachers that all the money is lost on? Is that what you are saying? Larry Littlefield is an Agenda 21 proponent. He believes that the majority of the population should live in 300 sq ft rooms, have government allot resources and allow a very tiny percent of the world to control all resources and decide how they are distributed to the world population. This teacher drama he gets everyone all riled up about is a fantastic diversion for our adult public. Kind of like Jersey shore reality show for American adults. Quite juicy.
guest
Larry Littlefield does have an agenda, it is called Agenda 21.
So you are saying that all the money poured into City Time, Aris, Pearson, CTB-Mcgraw Hill, network chapters and all other contractors the city has spent educational funds on have shown a return on the money spent and it’s only the teachers that all the money is lost on? Is that what you are saying? Larry Littlefield is an Agenda 21 proponent. He believes that the majority of the population should live in 300 sq ft rooms, have government allot resources and allow a very tiny percent of the world to control all resources and decide how they are distributed to the world population. This teacher drama he gets everyone all riled up about is a fantastic diversion for our adult public. Kind of like Jersey shore reality show for American adults. Quite juicy.
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http://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/ Norm
Larry doesn’t have a hidden agenda. it is out in the open. Blame everything on teachers and ignore the money tossed down the drain on consultants, buddy corporations (wireless gen doesn’t count I guess), paying 1700 school principals and office staffs, handing over entire buildings to charters without making them follow the law to pay rent.
Anx
My god he does have an agenda. Ignore whats really happening and blame the teachers for it. He never stays on the subject but brings it all back to deals that were made in the past.He doesn’t care what is happening now because it doesn’t fit his agenda.
Do away with city planners replace then with recent college grads and fire all those who screwed up the last 40 years. Blame them even if its not the truth. Fix him with his same agenda. Lets see if he can take the heat.
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