Thursday, June 21, 2018

SKINNY ON SKINNY AWARDS

Many of the leading advocates for public education in NYC, NYS and nationally were in attendance on Tuesday evening as Leonie Haimson of Class Size Matters presented the Skinny Awards in Manhattan (opposite of Eli Broad who presented the privatization approved Broad Awards for years). Being in the presence of Leonie, Diane Ravitch, Carol Burris and so many other public education advocates was a thrill for sure.

Having my friend Norm Scott honored with an Award was fantastic. Nobody works like Norm to document what is occurring in the world of public education, including of course at the UFT. He is a great advocate for teachers, parents, students and the Union. Also honored were Councilman, Danny Dromm, test expert and critic of high stakes tests Fred Smith and a City Council assistant Jan Atwell.

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Norm front right with Michael Fiorillo, and Patrick Walsh on one side
Norm's wife Carol next to my wife Camille and me on the other side.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousFriday, June 22, 2018 9:16:00 AM

    Not sure what's going on here, but congrats!

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  2. James EternoFriday, June 22, 2018 9:56:00 AM

    It was an awards ceremony. Leonie gives awards annually for activists who do work promoting public education. Class Size Matters is a great organization working to obviously lower class size. Leonie is the Executive Director. She is also involved in the Network for Public Education and NYSAPE which is New York State Allies for Public Education, and Parents Across America.

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