As the ball drops and Mayor/Elect Mamdani becomes Mayor Mamdani and on New Year’s Day his block party and inaugural speech to tens of thousands of NYers: a victory lap and rolling out his platform: affordability and public safety will be at the top of his list. A week later the 51-member City Council will electContinue reading “Will Mayor Mamdani, City Speaker Menin and Governor Hochul “Play Nice?””
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Putting the Cart Before the Horse: Should We Take “The Road Less Traveled?”
Our current chancellor is aggressively campaigning to be continued in her job: the first question should be, are we satisfied with the current education model? Eric Nadelstern, a former deputy chancellor offers prescient advice, Mamdani’s biggest mistake at this time would be to focus on a governance system before his administration has come up with a better system ofContinue reading “Putting the Cart Before the Horse: Should We Take “The Road Less Traveled?””
Who’s the Next Chancellor? and Who’s Going to Select Her/Him?
Chalkbeat, the online education news site (If you don’t subscribe (it’s free), you should) muses re the next chancellor and mentions a number of names, speculation, mere guesses. First, changing chancellors in midstream is not recommended, you either inherit the last chancellor’s leadership team or replace them in the middle of the school year, neitherContinue reading “Who’s the Next Chancellor? and Who’s Going to Select Her/Him?”
Do Transition Teams Impact Mayoral Policy Decisions?
Transition Committees are not mentioned in the City Charter, a combination city constitution and bylaws, a slim 150 plus pages. Mayors-elect select experts, friends, former high ranking city officials to serve on committees, Mamdani, quickly, appointed an experienced, very experienced deputy mayor and a close associate as chief of staff. Mamdani announced he is appointing Dean Fuleihan as his first deputyContinue reading “Do Transition Teams Impact Mayoral Policy Decisions?”
Responding to Pedro Noguera’s Flawed Critique of Mandami’s Education Agenda
One of my favorite education books is my autographed copy of Pedro Noguera’s “The Trouble with Black Boys: Race, Equity and the Future of Public Education” (2006). Over the years I occasionally chatted with Pedro at NYU, thoughtful and challenging conversations. A few years ago Pedro decamped to UCLA, our loss. A recent Pedro essay, “Filling inContinue reading “Responding to Pedro Noguera’s Flawed Critique of Mandami’s Education Agenda”
Reconnection for Learning: A Community School System for New York City (11/67)
In a hotly contested four-way race he defeated the establishment candidate, a progressive endorsed by the Liberal party, the city facing enormous problems, I’m referring to John Lindsay in 1965. In the 1960s the nation was torn apart by an unpopular war, a rising civil rights movement and bubbling urban violence across the nation. CitiesContinue reading “Reconnection for Learning: A Community School System for New York City (11/67)”
From Campaigning to Governing: Climbing the Mountain
Zohran wins!! Champagne corks pop, probably more likely beer can tabs click!! The victory speech, beginning by quoting socialist Eugene V Debs was stirring, watch here, a speech to be remembered, perhaps the beginning of the end of the Trump dynasty, After the celebration, the post coital reality, governing. The next two months the interregnum, aContinue reading “From Campaigning to Governing: Climbing the Mountain”
Mamdani and Education: A Paint Job or a Rebuild?
With a few days to go a widely used betting site, polymarket.com reports 95% of the bets are on Mamdani to win and latest polling results agree see here. While it’s never over till it’s over I think the only question is whether Mamdani receives a majority of the vote, remember, not ranked choice voting, aContinue reading “Mamdani and Education: A Paint Job or a Rebuild?”
Mamdani’s (Proposed) Education Transition Team
It’s traditional for newly elected mayors to appoint transition teams to coordinate the transfer from one administration to the next. De Blasio set up a tent on Chambers Street and invited community input. I attended the education event, community activists espousing their thoughts, more “show and tell”,” de Blasio actually interviewed chancellor candidates in theContinue reading “Mamdani’s (Proposed) Education Transition Team”
How Would a Cuomo Victory Impact Education (and the governing of the City)?
A three way race with the most recent poll showing Mamdani leading Cuomo by 13 points, see the polls here. One of the highly regarded pollsters writes, Caroline Soler Polling researcher There have not been any new polls since Eric Adams announced he was ending his re-election campaign in September, but the move is unlikely toContinue reading “How Would a Cuomo Victory Impact Education (and the governing of the City)?”
Ed in the Apple: Blogging on the Intersection of Education and Politics Title 