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As NYC officials attempt to convince Albany that mayoral control of the public school system is the way to continue (while the teachers union disagrees), Mayor Bloomberg said on his radio program yesterday that he was confident the Legislature would pass reauthorize mayoral control. And if not, "I think that there'd be riots in the streets, given what's the improvement. I mean, parents have choices. For the first time we're funding all the schools equally.... . If you go back and look, of all of the reforms that have got us 20% greater math scores, 20% greater English scores, 20% greater graduation rates, 20% less crime, all of these things, not one of them would have been done by the old Board of Ed. The old Board of Ed was totally dysfunctional. It was political patronage. It was pay-to-play kind of politics." One critic told the Post, "Bloomberg's bizarre comment only serves to underscore how completely out of touch he is with what public-school parents face every day."
Bloomberg: 'Riots in the Streets' If Mayor Can't Control Schools
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the rich are getting worried.
it wasn't that long ago when the have nots did riot
and they rich were holed up in their mansions.
I heard that comment too and wondered wtf?
All the Bloomerg bashers can't fault him for the state of the schools. He did the right thing by taking them away from the Livingston Street reprobates and the unions. It also ended the racist social promotions.
Bloomberg is so full of himself. that ego will destroy the city. in regards to the racist social promotions, he has put a lot of his "followers" in charge of the charter schools which are not audited. Also the failing rates are just as bad or even worst in the schools. He has damaged the morale of teachers and the system has lost a LOT of good teacher who left.
There should be riots in the streets because all Bloomberg does is shit on New Yorkers.
Amen & 'nuff said!
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I think the bottom line is the public schools need an unbiased advocate for high-risk students - they need support and programs which encourage them to value their community and their own inherent worth and contribution.
One program/organization that does that is Publicolor which transforms public schools and students. By engaging students in transforming public spaces in their schools with color, Publicolor also teaches them the skill of commercial painting, offers tutoring and supports them through to graduation so that ultimately they have the skills and the resources to "paint their way" through college...100% of Publicolor students graduated on time last year as compared to 31% of their classmates.
ps - 82% of prison inmates are high-school dropouts. Let's keep them in school and prepare them for a future where they can contribute.
Publicolor: www.publicolor.org