The mayoral election has been unpredictable and weird. The polling in the Rank Order primary had Cuomo winning in the final vote transfer, Mamdani won in the first transfer by 12%. Why was the polling so wrong? A poll depends upon identifying a stratified random sample of “likely voters,” and asking the sample their candidateContinue reading “Tik Tok: Five Weeks Until the November 4th Mayoral Election”
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Mamdani, Cuomo and Charter Schools
In December, 1998 Governor Pataki called a lame duck session of the NYS legislature with two items on the agenda: the creation of charter schools and a substantial raise, guess what happened. The Board of Regents (BoR) and the Charter School Institute, part of SUNY, are authorizers. Charter Schools fall into two categories, the networkContinue reading “Mamdani, Cuomo and Charter Schools”
Post Labor Day: The Race for NYC Mayor Begins
Vacations over, no more lounging on a beach, back to work, schools open and mayoral candidates begin the sprint to November 4th. A two person race: Mayor Adams polling in single digits, a 68 year old three time elected governor versus a 33 year old Assembly member virtually unknown prior to the June primary. AContinue reading “Post Labor Day: The Race for NYC Mayor Begins”
Who Will Be More Effective in Fixing Tier 6? Mamdani, Cuomo or Adams
Tier 6 became law in 2010, currently 50,000 teachers are Tier 6 members in NYC and each year all new teachers become Tier 6 members, read summary of Tier 6 here (fixtier6.org), at the top of the Fix Tier 6 list is reducing retirement age with full benefits from 63 to 55, matching Tier 4.Continue reading “Who Will Be More Effective in Fixing Tier 6? Mamdani, Cuomo or Adams”
The UFT Mamdani Mayoral Endorsement
On November 4th registered voters in New York City will go to the polls to elect a mayor, a public advocate, a comptroller and fifty-one members of the city council. Registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans 6:1 and 20% of registered voters are not registered in a party. Although NYC has been overwhelmingly Democratic for 20Continue reading “The UFT Mamdani Mayoral Endorsement”
How Will the Big (not so) Beautiful Budget Bill Impact NYS and NYC Budgets?
The thousand-page bill squeaked through the House and the Senate and signed into law by the president. See the details of the law here. Estimates are the bill will substantially impact NYS, … a big financial impact for New York and its health care system. State officials estimated the House bill would cost the state and itsContinue reading “How Will the Big (not so) Beautiful Budget Bill Impact NYS and NYC Budgets?”
The Game is On: Mamdani v Cuomo v Adams v Sliwa
The exaltation, the partying, the backslapping lasted for about two days! An in-depth interview in the N.Y. An in-depth interview in the NY Times, Brian Lehrer on Public Radio, and off and running … The November General Election beckons. Micheal Lange, an early Mamdani supporters, writes, Taken for granted by the political establishment, deeply dissatisfiedContinue reading “The Game is On: Mamdani v Cuomo v Adams v Sliwa”
ew window How Will the Mamdani Victory Impact Democratic Politics? How Will “Mayor Mandani” Impact Education in NYC? Inside the Democratic Party across the nation a passionate and at times vitriolic debate may be ripping apart or strengthening the party. Should the party continue to be led by the older and firmly entrenched democratic leadership,Continue reading
Election Day!!!
We used to vote at an elementary school, which was disruptive for the school, after a few years my building convinced the Board of Elections to inspect our community room in my building, with a full kitchen. My voting site is now an elevator trip away. I remember the voting machines of yore, swinging theContinue reading “Election Day!!!”
Musing: How Should I Rank the Mayoral Candidates?
I was not surprised when the UFT decided not to endorse mayoral candidates, the Survey showed our membership divided over a range of candidates, we are a membership driven union. Prior to last contract negotiations the union surveyed the members, many thousands replied, over 500 members served on negotiation committees meeting with Department counterparts and,Continue reading “Musing: How Should I Rank the Mayoral Candidates?”
Ed in the Apple: Blogging on the Intersection of Education and Politics Title 