Identify the Evil Genius
He wants:
* mayoral control of the school board;
* a state audit of classroom spending;
* an end to the district's "culture of complacency;"
* longer school days and an academic year of 10 1/2 months;
* teachers' pay tied to their responsibilities, not to seniority;
* and an increase in the number of charter schools.
When asked about the response of the teachers' union to these proposals, he replied, "They're going to go nuts when [we] do it."
Who is it? None other than teacher union darling Antonio Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles and former teacher union organizer. Villaraigosa has twice addressed the rapturous NEA Representative Assembly ("He should run for governor!!" one delegate told me), and was once hired by the California Teachers Association as a consultant while running for mayor (see "Union Provides 'School Voucher' to Mayoral Candidate").
The stories about his wicked plot are here and here.
* mayoral control of the school board;
* a state audit of classroom spending;
* an end to the district's "culture of complacency;"
* longer school days and an academic year of 10 1/2 months;
* teachers' pay tied to their responsibilities, not to seniority;
* and an increase in the number of charter schools.
When asked about the response of the teachers' union to these proposals, he replied, "They're going to go nuts when [we] do it."
Who is it? None other than teacher union darling Antonio Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles and former teacher union organizer. Villaraigosa has twice addressed the rapturous NEA Representative Assembly ("He should run for governor!!" one delegate told me), and was once hired by the California Teachers Association as a consultant while running for mayor (see "Union Provides 'School Voucher' to Mayoral Candidate").
The stories about his wicked plot are here and here.
He's emulating Bloomberg and Klein, who recently did a 180 on their ineffectual policies. They apparently plan to implement new ineffectual policies ASAP.
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NYC Educator |
April 16, 2006 7:27 AM
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