tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post3200860808561175706..comments2024-03-24T11:39:28.574-04:00Comments on NYC Public School Parents: Poll Results: No Confidence in Klein, End Mayoral ControlPatrick Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631038958645725010noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-57776020011954308462007-03-19T07:06:00.000-04:002007-03-19T07:06:00.000-04:00I would say it's just that the general public does...I would say it's just that the general public doesn't yet understand how the Mayor is failing. For public school parents, 50% disapprove of his handling of the schools. In the business world, if 50% of your customers don't like your service, you don't stay in business very long. The Mayor has an excellent PR machine and the publishers of the major media outlets are sympathetic, if not good friends. But more and more the truth comes out. As Diane and others write the history of the schools in the Bloomberg era, the perception will align with reality.Patrick Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631038958645725010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-68287777309458730352007-03-18T22:38:00.000-04:002007-03-18T22:38:00.000-04:00Daniel Millstone asks an interesting question: Why...Daniel Millstone asks an interesting question: Why does the public hold Mr. Klein accountable for the condition of the public schools, but not Mayor Bloomberg. I am puzzled, too. After all, mayoral control was supposed to mean, "hold the mayor accountable," but so far the public is not doing this. Someone suggested to me that Mr. Bloomberg is teflon and Mr. Klein is a magnet. Or it may be that in time, if matters continue to spiral out of control, the public will begin to hold the mayor accountable. What is your guess?Diane Ravitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002093441300193308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-35862473105878671272007-03-17T17:19:00.000-04:002007-03-17T17:19:00.000-04:00Why do you think it is that people hold Mr. Klein ...Why do you think it is that people hold Mr. Klein to blame for the mismanagement and bad leadership of our schools, but don't hold Mr. Bloomberg accountable?Daniel Millstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729115770639984259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-69929327364420214032007-03-15T21:38:00.000-04:002007-03-15T21:38:00.000-04:00Yes, Klein's popularity is actually lower than Geo...Yes, Klein's popularity is actually lower than George Bush's -- 33% compared to Bush's 35%. <BR/><BR/>What's also interesting is how uniform the disapproval is among Republicans, Independents, Democrats, white, blacks and Hispanics -- and unusual unanimity of negative opinion within this highly diverse city. <BR/><BR/>In each of these groups, his approval rating ranges from 33% - 35%.Leonie Haimsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317355552298136811noreply@blogger.com