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A Flawed Reform

Submitted by Don Carlson, Dec 19, 2007 12:56

It is one of the ugly ironies of these last six years that the current mayor has been entrusted with the authorities requested by but never vouchsafed to the Giuliani administration. What might have been accomplished with these powers by Giuliani we will never know, but they have been abused by Bloomberg and his appointees, and that to no good end. Besides decisiveness bordering on arrogance, and a bit of boardroom polish before the cameras, what is it about Michael Bloomberg that has earned the praise and support of the Sun?


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Jan 17, 2008 12:15

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Joel Moss

Dec 20, 2007 19:17

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Gideon Primo

Dec 20, 2007 00:14

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Elizabeth Carson

Dec 19, 2007 13:53

It is one of the ugly ironies of these last six years that the current mayor has been entrusted with...

Don Carlson

Dec 19, 2007 12:56

if we want to continue to tweak the nyc public school system then how much progress will we be able... [MORE]

karen green

Dec 18, 2007 17:49

Ravitch is 100% correct when she says: "When a grading system produces such bizarre results, it lacks face validity. That... [MORE]

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Dec 17, 2007 18:25

One fact which has not been considered in this analysis is that 85% of the report card score was based... [MORE]

Carol Foresta

Dec 17, 2007 14:00

As a NYC public school parent, I agree whole heartedly! Dr. Ravitch is a voice of reason and expertise; qualities... [MORE]

Gary Babad

Dec 17, 2007 11:39

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