tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post326880524671764175..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: UFT SHOULD CALL FLANAGAN'S BLUFF ON CHARTER SCHOOLS WHICH WOULD END CURRENT MAYORAL CONTROL LAWJeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-77044652696147393262017-04-26T14:58:10.955-04:002017-04-26T14:58:10.955-04:00Thanks, James. I don't know much about the for...Thanks, James. I don't know much about the former governance model beyond what I read in the papers 20 years ago.Harris L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-79946515875384190262017-04-26T04:18:40.114-04:002017-04-26T04:18:40.114-04:00Very simply, four borough presidents sticking toge...Very simply, four borough presidents sticking together can override the mayor. That is a powerful check. The mayor must keep at least two borough presidents representatives happy to control Board of Ed. We have new people to appeal to. There is a real check on the mayor's power. That is usually a positive outcome for stakeholders. <br /><br />I am usually for more democracy and checks and balances. Ask anyone who worked under that system if it was not better than the current one. It certainly was not perfect but better than what we have now.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-44908436956684068102017-04-25T19:41:31.895-04:002017-04-25T19:41:31.895-04:00James...can you articulate what, in your opinion, ...James...can you articulate what, in your opinion, will be the benefits of reverting to th '96 structure? I understand what will be ended by going back but I'm less knowledgeable about what, specifically, people think will be gained--particularly in the power relationships and work conditions in individual schools. Or the power and policies of the UFT?Harris L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-59291185726245495292017-04-25T17:17:40.932-04:002017-04-25T17:17:40.932-04:00Please read my brother John Eterno's work on c...Please read my brother John Eterno's work on crime Stat manipulation. John is a professor at Molloy College who is a retired NYPD captain.NYPD=DOE on bs numbers.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-30630723521341128192017-04-25T16:07:32.880-04:002017-04-25T16:07:32.880-04:00All the statistics being used are skewed - deBlasi...All the statistics being used are skewed - deBlasio learned from the best - Bloomberg! Bloomy actually changed the population of schools to nosedive the statistics in order to close the schools. Then the new schools handpicked their population with skyrocketing statistics. DeBlasio is changing the definition of terms, leaving questions out of surveys and stopping any situations that may result in lowering stats. Police chiefs and captains are trapped by stats just like principals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-51698022000436146102017-04-25T15:34:52.097-04:002017-04-25T15:34:52.097-04:00I wonder if "crime has never been lower"...I wonder if "crime has never been lower" is as legit as "Grad rates have never been higher."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-80109042072965112972017-04-25T12:40:04.477-04:002017-04-25T12:40:04.477-04:00I second or am I thirding.I second or am I thirding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-9458813829918407722017-04-25T09:46:32.501-04:002017-04-25T09:46:32.501-04:00End Mayoral Control Now!!!End Mayoral Control Now!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-32511559340013001542017-04-25T07:33:00.715-04:002017-04-25T07:33:00.715-04:00I couldn't agree more.I couldn't agree more. NYC Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188066345722781723noreply@blogger.com