Sunday, February 26, 2023

My twitter spat with Core DeAngelis and Talk out of School podcast on the well-funded assault on our public schools

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This morning I got into a twitter spat with Corey DeAngelis , the top voucher evangelist who, according to his bios, is currently a fellow...
Saturday, February 25, 2023

Success Academy's aggressive expansion efforts despite falling enrollment, their questionable "waiting lists" and over $13 million per year spent on marketing

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The Success Academy Creative Agency One of the political weapons that charter chains & their hypesters in the media like the NY Post rep...
Thursday, February 16, 2023

PS 145 begs for more space, with overcrowding worsened by co-location and now influx of refugee students

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See email and petition below sent to the District 3 Superintendent about the extreme overcrowding at PS 145 on the Upper West Side that open...
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

What the Chancellor said on class size and raising the charter cap; & Mayor proposes to cut school budgets next year once again

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 1. Last week, state education budget hearings were held, where many groups, advocates and organizations inveighed against the Governor...
Sunday, February 12, 2023

Send a message to Governor & state legislators: don't raise the cap on charter schools & repeal DOE's obligation to provide them with space!

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Gov. Hochul has proposed raising the cap on charter schools and eliminating the regional caps, so that 100-300 more could be authorized in ...
Sunday, February 5, 2023

Scurrilous fact-free NY Post article about briefings on upcoming CEC elections; please apply to be a CEC candidate yourself!

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Yesterday, the NY Post ran a sleazy and fact-free article attacking Shino Tanikawa for a workshop she gave a month ago to inform parents abo...
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Friday, February 3, 2023

Legislators and parents speak out against the Governor's proposal to allow up to 300 more charter schools in NYC

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Today there was a press conference on the steps of City Hall, to oppose Gov. Hochul's proposal to raise the cap on charter schools, that...
Saturday, January 28, 2023

Hearings on DOE enrollment/admissions policies: testimony from Deputy Chancellor Weisberg, Jenn Choi, and me

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On Wednesday, Jan. 25, the City Council Education Committee held hearings on the DOE's revamped admissions policies.  The parents and ad...

Mayor Adams preliminary education budget - bare bones & non-transparent

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January 13, 2023 Yesterday, the Mayor released his preliminary budget for next year.  DOE as a whole would be cut by another $800 million,...
Thursday, December 29, 2022

How DOE & FACE screwed up the elections for new PEP members

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An article about DOE's terrible administration of these elections is here.   Dec. 22, 2022 Ms. Kenita D. Lloyd Deputy Chancellor for F...
Wednesday, December 28, 2022

For our radio show, please send us your thoughts on the best/worst events for schools in 2022 & as your hopes for 2023! 

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As you know, I co-host a weekly radio show called Talk out of School on WBAI 99.5 FM that airs Saturday at 1 PM EST, switching off on most w...