New York Times Editorial
Mayoral Control and the Schools
The New York State Assembly is expected to pass a bill this week that would extend, and improve, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s direct control of New York City’s school system. The legislation extends the powers that have allowed Mr. Bloomberg to bring order to a school system that [...]
One Last Tug Randi
New York Post
Who’d have thought that getting th e state Assembly to sign off on may oral control of New York’s public schools would be the easy part?
Speaker Sheldon Silver’s chamber yesterday did its duty to the city’s children, to say nothing of its future, passing a bill that would renew [...]
Bloomberg Gives Thumbs Up To Assembly Mayoral Control Plan
June 12, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg today came out for the first time in support of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s plan to extend mayoral control of the public school system.
“It preserves the parts of mayoral control that really are important and addressess some of the criticism where people felt [...]
Teachers union president Randi Weingarten praises mayoral control
BY Kenneth Lovett
DAILY NEWS ALBANY BUREAU CHIEF
Tuesday,20June 16th 2009, 4:00 AM
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ALBANY - The head of the city teachers union Monday praised an Assembly bill extending the school mayoral control law.
Randi Weingarten attended a “unity” event with those upset at the Assembly bill because [...]
Preocupan leyes pendientes para inmigrantes
By Carmen Alarcón (El Diario)
June 16, 2009
Nueva York — Una coalición de 200 organizaciones de inmigrantes de Nueva York exigió ayer a los senadores estatales reanudar la sesión y aprobar proyectos de ley que mejorarían las vidas de miles de inmigrantes.
“No hay excusa para que los Senadores dejen de hacer su [...]
June 15, 2009 - EFE
Los inmigrantes piden a los senadores de Nueva York que vuelvan al trabajo
Numerosas organizaciones cívicas y defensoras de los derechos de los inmigrantes pidieron hoy a los senadores de Nueva York que dejen a un lado sus disputas políticas y atiendan los asuntos pendientes que afectan a miles de neoyorquinos.
No [...]
