New York Coalition to Expand Voting Rights - Meeting & Event at the New School

NYC 2011: WHAT DOES OUR DEMOCRACY LOOK LIKE?

Come learn about the history of immigrant voting rights, start a dialogue about the state of our democracy in New York City, and help spread the word about the most recent legislation (Intro. 410) to bring the newest New Yorkers into the local democratic process.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23RD 6:30 PM – 8 PM
Wollman Hall at Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts
Enter at 66 W. 12th Street, walk across courtyard and take elevator to 5th Floor of 65 W. 11th Street.

Guest Speakers

Daniel Dromm (D-25), Chair of the City Council Immigration Committee, he introduced the legislation that will allow residents lawfully present in New York City to vote in municipal elections.

Ron Hayduk, Political Science Professor at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), Co-founder of the New York Coalition to Expand Voting Rights and author of Democracy for All: Restoring Immigrant Voting Rights in the U.S.

Followed by a Panel Discussion and Q & A

"The Tax Cut Bill" (Video) by Richard D. Wolff - Truthout.org

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Richard Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and currently a Visiting Professor at the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University in New York. He has a PhD in Economics from Yale University as well as degrees from Harvard University (history BA) and Stanford University (economics MA). Wolff has authored or co-authored 10 books and over 50 scholarly articles and 75 popular articles. His recent work has concentrated on analyzing the causes and alternative solutions to the current global economic crisis.

His documentary film on that crisis, Capitalism Hits the Fan, can be previewed at www.capitalismhitsthefan.com. He also published a book of essays on the current crisis in 2010 entitled Capitalism Hits the Fan: the Global Economic meltdown and What to Do About it. Detailed information on and copies of his many writings, audios and videos of his media interviews, lectures, and classes, and his speaking schedule are all available at his website: www.rdwolff.com.

The NYC Premier of "Sizzle - A Global Warming Comedy" at The New School Tomorrow Nite 7:00 pm...

Attend the FREE NYC Premiere of "Sizzle - A Global Warming Comedy" at The New School Tishman Auditorium - 66 West 12th Street - Greenwich Village, New York City on October 23rd - 7:00 pm...

Council Member Elizabeth Crowley gets Department of Education to Allow a One Month Review Period for New Maspeth High School...

Council Member Elizabeth Crowley succeeded today in persuading the Department of Education (DOE) to allow a one-month review period for the new Maspeth High School, opening a dialogue between parents, community leaders, the City Council and the DOE. The decision came in response to appeals by Council Member Elizabeth Crowley and the community to allow more time to discuss the future use of the school.

"We have an opportunity to build a great school that will benefit our community and help alleviate the dire overcrowding in public high schools throughout Queens," said Queens Council Member Elizabeth Crowley. "However, by refusing neighborhood preference to local students, the DOE's proposed plans for the new Maspeth high school do not address the infrastructure and education needs of our community. I look forward to working with parents, community leaders and the DOE, in the coming weeks, on a new plan that is the best possible solution for our community and our kids."

The DOE will again present its proposal for the school before the City Council in approximately one month.

Council Member Elizabeth Crowley encourages community members to participate in this discussion by attending the Community Education Council's meeting on Tuesday, February 24 at PS 58 on Grand Avenue in Maspeth at 7pm.

Mayoral Control After Bloomberg - FORA.tv

Mayoral Control After Bloomberg - FORA.tv

The New School
New York
Mar 6th, 2008

Mayoral Control After Bloomberg: Who Rules the Schools?



Speakers include Christopher D. Cerf, Deputy Chancellor for Organizational Strategy, Human Capital and External Relations, New York City Department of Education; Carmen Colon, Executive Director, Association of New York City Education Councils; Ernest A. Logan, President, New York City Council of School Supervisors and Administrators; Alan Maisel, Member, New York State Assembly (D-Brooklyn); and Merryl Tisch, Vice Chancellor, New York State Board of Regents. Samuel G. Freedman, columnist, On Education, New York Times, and professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, moderates the panel.

When Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office, one of his top priorities was to repair the city's ailing public schools. The state gave him control of the school system five years ago and must soon decide whether to extend that power to future administrations.

Are the schools more accountable today? Are students and teachers more successful? Are parents more fully engaged? Are principals more effective? What is the track record of mayoral control - and should it continue after 2009? - The New School

See previous blog posts:

Who Rules the Schools? Mayoral Control After Bloomberg - The New School Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy

Forum Debates Mayor's Control Of City School System - NY1: Top Story

My Testimony before City Council on Mayoral Control and School Governance

School Control: To Tweak or Not to Tweak? - Gotham Gazette - The Wonkster » Blog Archives

Heated Debate at New School Discussion of City Schools Control by Erin Einhorn - NY Daily News

Mayoral Control Is Strangling Public Schools - Letter to the Editor by David M. Quintana - Leader-Observer

NYC Public School Parents: What's Wrong with Mayoral Control by Leonie Haimson NYC Public School Parents blog...

Heated Debate at New School Discussion of City Schools Control by Erin Einhorn - NY Daily News

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A discussion about who should control the city schools quickly heated up Thursday when a member of the state Board of Regents accused an education official of embodying the "A-word."

"When I say the 'A-word,' I mean there is an arrogance here," Regent Merryl Tisch thundered in a public scolding of Deputy Chancellor Chris Cerf.

The two were panelists in a New School discussion on whether a law authorizing mayoral control of the schools should be renewed after it expires next year.

Cerf, a controversial official who once led the for-profit Edison Schools, had just finished boasting that the city's graduation rate had reached an unprecedented 60%. That statistic is disputed by state officials, who calculate graduation rate differently and say the city's rate is 50%. The city and state had agreed last year to use the lower number.

"I don't want to be rude here," Tisch said after Cerf spoke. "But one of the reasons people start to question the authority of mayoral control is because of the 'A-word.'...There is an arrogance to how you report data, control data and how you report statistics," Tisch said, adding that even 50% is "teetering on telling the truth."

Tisch is a strong supporter of mayoral control. She voted for the initial proposal that gave Mayor Bloomberg control of schools in 2002 and has cheered his reforms.

But mayoral control was sharply criticized at yesterday's discussion and at City Council hearing on Monday. Before Tisch's rebuke, Assemblyman Alan Maisel, another panelist, said Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein had practiced "the Stalinist method of mayoral control."

Tisch lamented that anger over poor communication had overshadowed the mayor and chancellor's many accomplishments.

"I think the city has a great story to tell about where they came from and where they are," she said. "The problem is that the reason people get angry at us ... is because they don't seem to be able to get a straight story from us."

Who Rules the Schools? Mayoral Control After Bloomberg - The New School Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy

Chancellor Joel Klein & Deputy Chancellor Chris Cerf Spun the Accomplishments of Mayoral Control Under Mayor Bloomberg and Joel Klein's NYC Department of Education to the High Heavens - followed by a lively and often spirited discussion by a prestigious panel of experts concerned with improving school results and achievements...Carmen Colon did an admirable job of voicing some of the parents concerns, but she was out-gunned by Chris Cerf...Cerf is a world-class s**t shoveler...he should be in the Bush Administration...he could even teach them a thing or two about propaganda...it's hard to believe..!

When Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office, one of his top priorities was to repair the city’s ailing public schools. The state gave him control of the school system five years ago and must soon decide whether to extend that power to future administrations. Are the schools more accountable today? Are students and teachers more successful? Are parents more fully engaged? Are principals more effective? What is the track record of mayoral control—and should it continue after 2009?

featuring a presentation by
Joel Klein, Chancellor, New York City Department of Education

SPEAKERS:
Christopher D. Cerf, Deputy Chancellor for Organizational Strategy, Human Capital and External Relations, New York City Department of Education
Carmen Colon, Executive Director, Association of New York City Education Councils
Ernest A. Logan, President, New York City Council of School Supervisors and Administrators
Alan Maisel, Member, New York State Assembly (D-Brooklyn)
Merryl Tisch, Vice Chancellor, New York State Board of Regents

MODERATOR: Samuel G. Freedman, columnist, “On Education,” New York Times, and professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

Fred Hochberg, dean of the New School's Milano School for Management and Urban Policy

NYC Chancellor of Schools - Joel Klein

New York Times Columnist - Samuel G. Freedman

Left to Right - Christopher D. Cerf - DOE, Carmen Colon - Parent, Hon. Alan Meisel - NYS Assembly, Ernest Logan - CSA, Vice Chancellor Merryl Tisch - NYS Board of Regents

Christopher D. Cerf , Carmen Colon, Hon Alan Meisel, Ernest Logan & Merryl Tisch

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My thanks for the Photos to

Hakikulislam Khokon - Editor -Bapsnews