tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post3141312407718985428..comments2024-03-24T11:39:28.574-04:00Comments on NYC Public School Parents: UPDATED: Rally at City Hall and close encounters of the heated kind with Mayor MikePatrick Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631038958645725010noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-20130880724735665922011-03-31T17:29:51.116-04:002011-03-31T17:29:51.116-04:00Just found your site. Leonie is right to suggest t...Just found your site. Leonie is right to suggest the money be spent this year, as needed.Why do we have tofollow Bloomberg's vision that puts technology before teachers who can convey information and skills? He has no idea how he will need to lie in the future re the lack of progress the kids have made on the whole, if they rely on technology, and huge classes. No idea because he doesnt realize that so many of these kids are impoverished and not equipped with the skills they need to be critical thinkers. Technology is just a varnish atop a shaky foundation.He is on his cloud , along with other rich people who need to pay more taxes and have less loopholes, if he wants to see an improvement. The truth cant be washed away. This is a class war, and he disrespects the middle class, the working class and the poor, thinking that he and his ilk must have the answers. We know they dont know the answers , and also know that they r enriching themselves at our expense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-29774813901156732262011-03-31T16:05:20.112-04:002011-03-31T16:05:20.112-04:00I haven't a clue as to whether Ms. Haimson is ...I haven't a clue as to whether Ms. Haimson is 100 percent correct in her assessment of the budget situation, but Mr. La Vorgna's remarks are gratuitously snide. To the point of being unprofessional. But I suppose he comes by it honestly, given who he works for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-28144577368348025052011-03-30T23:44:47.171-04:002011-03-30T23:44:47.171-04:00Leroy hard actually spoke...did anyone ask this mu...Leroy hard actually spoke...did anyone ask this mulgrew mouthpiece how he ratted out the rubber room teachers to Joel Klein...<br /><br />Barr is useless and a fraud...bought and paid for by bloomberg.. teachers in the rubber rooms despise him...a first class faker...overpaid and underworked....Jim callaghan...jim callaghannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-77910072197718704872011-03-30T20:48:19.658-04:002011-03-30T20:48:19.658-04:00Thanks for coming! I actually thought the turnout...Thanks for coming! I actually thought the turnout was pretty good, esp. as I just announced this on Sunday and there was some confusion as to whether the event was still on, considering the hearings had been postponed.Leonie Haimsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317355552298136811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-775535560161212802011-03-30T20:44:57.798-04:002011-03-30T20:44:57.798-04:00Good for trying to pin down the mayor, Leonie! I ...Good for trying to pin down the mayor, Leonie! I was at the rally today with my 5 year old daughter which was great but I was very disappointed more people didn't turn out. Please everybody help get the word out so that people, esp. PARENTS, can show up to these events in numbers that adequately represent the widespread anger and commitment to saving our schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-17118758419528898142011-03-30T19:23:39.074-04:002011-03-30T19:23:39.074-04:00Hold that thought. perhaps we should charge outra...Hold that thought. perhaps we should charge outrageous sums like Howard Wolfson to come speak to you and give you advice. Then would you respect us more?Leonie Haimsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317355552298136811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-23141752523853730562011-03-30T19:16:49.813-04:002011-03-30T19:16:49.813-04:00Yes, I understand. there is a $3 billion surplus t...Yes, I understand. there is a $3 billion surplus this year; exactly as I said. The mayor wants to use it to fill the budget gap next year. So let him raise taxes on the wealthy and/ or cut some of the wasteful spending elsewhere in the budget, instead of slashing 6,000 teaching positions and letting class sizes increase to disastrous levels.<br /><br />This is bad politics, immoral and possibly illegal. Show some leadership for a change! Listen to what we are saying and stop lecturing us with a superior tone.<br /><br />More than 5% of all prospective Kindergarten students are on waiting lists for their zoned school next year, and the DOE wants to cut the new seats by 50% and instead spend half a billion dollars on technology? What are you smoking at City Hall and/or Tweed, because its wrecking your judgment!<br /><br />And I don't want to hear that to try to save his popularity from going even further into the toilet, the mayor will spend even more of his millions on PR consultants or silly ads. <br /><br />Talk to real parents; figure out our concerns, don't treat us as the enemy or as simpletons to be talked down to. <br /><br />You know, besides everything else, we would come talk to you for free.Leonie Haimsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317355552298136811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-65463947578893633452011-03-30T19:09:32.498-04:002011-03-30T19:09:32.498-04:00Ms. Haimson --
You seem to lack an understanding ...Ms. Haimson --<br /><br />You seem to lack an understanding of some basic facts.<br /><br />Yes, the Mayor is rolling the surplus dollars into next year, because NEXT YEAR is the year with the budget problems and layoffs.<br /><br />We are currently in Fiscal Year 2011 -- it ends in June. We have NO layoffs in Fiscal Year 2011 and we saved up $3 billion this year. <br /><br />See the Independent Budget Office report, which you referred to on the Daily Politics Blog.<br /><br />http://www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/iboreports/finalmarch2011.pdf<br /><br />The IBO notes, we have those dollars in the "current fiscal year" -- 2011.<br /><br />Next year is Fiscal Year 2012, where we have deficits. We are pouring ALL of that $3 billion from Fiscal Year 2011 into Fiscal Year 2012 to reduce the need for cuts, but unfortunately it is not enough to cover the budget gap created by a historic reduction in State Aid, thus we have layoffs -- for next year.<br /><br />You can see it clearly on page 1 of the report. It shows Fiscal Year 2012, the year with layoffs and the $3 billion rolled into it, with no surplus. In fact, it shows the City has a deficit that year, meaning we have to make more cuts to achieve balance.<br /><br />You should be pleased the Mayor prudently built up the surplus dollars to roll into Fiscal Year 2012, because if we didn't have it, the layoff numbers would be far, far worse.<br /><br />There are plenty of policy issues where disagreements are reasonable. This is not one of them. Your facts are demonstrably wrong and you are misleading people. The three independent fiscal monitors in the city that are charged with reviewing the City's budget (IBO, City Comptroller John Liu, and the State Financial Control Board) all agree with the Mayor. This issue is not a matter of opinion, it’s a fact.Marc La Vorgnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-43327017482774330362011-03-30T18:58:02.617-04:002011-03-30T18:58:02.617-04:00Ms. Haimson --
You seem to be very confused about...Ms. Haimson --<br /><br />You seem to be very confused about some basic facts.<br /><br />Yes, the Mayor is rolling the surplus dollars into next year, because NEXT YEAR is the year with the budget problems and layoffs.<br /><br />We are currently in Fiscal Year 2011 -- it ends in June. We have NO layoffs in Fiscal Year 2011 and we saved up $3 billion this year. <br /><br />See the Independent Budget office report here:<br /><br />http://www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/iboreports/finalmarch2011.pdf<br /><br />IBO notes, we have those dollars in the "current fiscal year" -- 2011.<br /><br />Next year is Fiscal Year 2012, where we have deficits. We are pouring ALL of that $3 billion from Fiscal Year 2011 into Fiscal Year 2012 to reduce the need for cuts, but unfortunately it is not enough to cover the budget gap created by a historic reduction in State Aid, thus we have layoffs, for next year -- Fiscal Year 2012.<br /><br />You can see it clearly on page 1 of the IBO report.<br /><br />It shows Fiscal Year 2012, the year with layoffs and the $3 billion rolled into it, with no surplus. In fact, it shows the City still has a deficit that year, meaning we have to make more cuts to achieve balance. <br /><br />You should be pleased the Mayor prudently built up the surplus dollars to roll into Fiscal Year 2012, because if we didn't have it, the layoff numbers would be far, far worse.<br /><br />There are plenty of policy issues where disagreements are reasonable. This is not one of them. Your facts are demonstrably wrong and you are misleading people. The three independent fiscal monitors in the city that are charged with reviewing the City's budget (IBO, City Comptroller and State Financial Control Board) all agree with the Mayor. This issue is not a matter of opinion, it’s a fact.Marc La Vorgnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-67959251125757520792011-03-30T15:52:12.733-04:002011-03-30T15:52:12.733-04:00Interesting and surprising that he did come out an...Interesting and surprising that he did come out and speak with you. My guess is because he is doing damage control with his 38% approval rating since he is putting out promo ads to make himself look better.<br /><br />It was all a PR move to make his image look good. Oh look at me, I went outside and I spoke with the parents who are rallying for city schools. Was he really listening to what you were all saying? Lets wait and see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com