Always should begin with the good news, Mayor Adams’ announcement, the city would hire 3700 new teachers to comply with the Class Size Reduction law, in addition to vacancies created by retirement and resignations. Now the disturbing news: The tornado funnel in the distance is closing in, the House just passed a budget, the SenateContinue reading “Preparing for the Battles Ahead and Fighting Together”
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Would “Mayor” Cuomo Protect New York City, Our Schools and Teachers from Trump?
A few days before Christmas in 1991, two months before the “first in the nation” New Hampshire presidential primary Mario Cuomo stepped up to microphone in Albany, the plane to New Hampshire was revving its engines, and announced he would not be a candidate for the presidency. The speciation over his decision has been parsedContinue reading “Would “Mayor” Cuomo Protect New York City, Our Schools and Teachers from Trump?”
Is the US Constitution a Misogynistic and Racist Document?
Supreme Court Justices Thomas, Alito and other conservative justices refer to themselves as Originalists, basing their decisions on the original intent of the founders. The founders, the fifty-five white, male elites, some slave holders, others businessmen, some expressed their opposition to slavery, none were abolitionists. While Madison viewed slavery as repugnant he never freed hisContinue reading “Is the US Constitution a Misogynistic and Racist Document?”
Ed in the Apple: Blogging on the Intersection of Education and Politics Title 