Well then. This about sums it up.
Governor Cuomo, who yesterday said that public education, “Probably has been the single greatest failure in the state,” gives his state of the state address today at 1:30 pm. I am sure there will be plenty of reaction afterward as Cuomo launches his plan to eviscerate public education. While we wait for that a few links from the past few days…
- Shoreham-Wading River Superintendent Steven Cohen writes about Cuomo and Tisch’s plan to remove local control from districts and replace it with “state control.” Via the Riverhead News-Review…
So, what does “state,” as opposed to “local,” control mean? First, as a result of previous legislative action, namely the 2 percent cap on tax levy increases, democracy is out the window because a minority of residents has more power than the majority when it comes to deciding how much money will be spent in a given district.
Now comes the chancellor’s…
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