Comments on: Joel Klein’s Smile http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/10/joel-kleins-smile.html Education News, Analysis, and Commentary Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:00:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Peter http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/10/joel-kleins-smile.html/comment-page-1#comment-13332 Peter Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:28:03 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=3604#comment-13332 Mayoral control sunsets 6/30/09 unless the NYS legislature renews ... in spite of Bloomberg's high voter popularity in the city, legislators, who he and Klein have treated with disdain, have little luv. It may have been easier with Bloomberg/Klein out of the picture ... they could have renewed for a year and dealt w/ "the new guy/gal" ... w/ the distinct possibility of another Bloomberg/Klein term it is more likely they will make changes ... with the spector of huge budget cuts at the State and City level much more conflict re what gets cut ... and, oh yes, somebody is getting elected on Novemver 4th Mayoral control sunsets 6/30/09 unless the NYS legislature renews … in spite of Bloomberg’s high voter popularity in the city, legislators, who he and Klein have treated with disdain, have little luv. It may have been easier with Bloomberg/Klein out of the picture … they could have renewed for a year and dealt w/ “the new guy/gal” … w/ the distinct possibility of another Bloomberg/Klein term it is more likely they will make changes … with the spector of huge budget cuts at the State and City level much more conflict re what gets cut … and, oh yes, somebody is getting elected on Novemver 4th

]]> By: Patrick Sullivan http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/10/joel-kleins-smile.html/comment-page-1#comment-13256 Patrick Sullivan Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:42:58 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=3604#comment-13256 Elizabeth, Great to hear from you. I will point out that the mayor's desire for a third term will make it harder for him to achieve renewal of all of his autocratic powers over schools. Just Friday we had a large rally on the steps of City Hall with many parents and electeds. A clear message from the Assembly members present was that the mayor's failure to address the overcrowding crisis was imperiling his desire to renew control of the schools. All this talk of a third term will bring intense scrutiny of the mayor's record on education which, as you and I well know, is not nearly as good as the incessant press releases and cheerleading from this space would have one believe. Patrick Elizabeth,

Great to hear from you. I will point out that the mayor’s desire for a third term will make it harder for him to achieve renewal of all of his autocratic powers over schools. Just Friday we had a large rally on the steps of City Hall with many parents and electeds. A clear message from the Assembly members present was that the mayor’s failure to address the overcrowding crisis was imperiling his desire to renew control of the schools. All this talk of a third term will bring intense scrutiny of the mayor’s record on education which, as you and I well know, is not nearly as good as the incessant press releases and cheerleading from this space would have one believe.

Patrick

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