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Flat Earth Society

No sooner did the Daily News lambast critics of Mayor Bloombergs educational program as flat earth adherents than the federal NAEP math test released its results, which undermine the mayors claims for academic improvements on his watch. It seems that ...

From ANDREW WOLF, The New York Sun,  24 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Diane Ravitch,  New York Times Company

Bloombergs Diversion Strategy

The negative tone of Mayor Bloombergs reelection effort must signify that there is concern in the Bloomberg camp over Comptroller Thompsons surprising strength with just over two weeks to go in the campaign. It could be that the Bloomberg camp is ...

From ANDREW WOLF, The New York Sun,  18 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Michael Bloomberg,  Rudy Crew,  Joel I Klein

Teachers Unions Protect Teachers: Will Chancellor Rhee ’92 Listen?

Everyone remembers that special teacher who touched his or her life. We all have had that teacher who would go the extra mile to help us individually — a teacher who dug into his or her own pocket book to buy colored pencils for our art projects. We ...

From ANDREW WOLF, Cornell Daily Sun,  14 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Michelle Rhee,  Government Accountability Office,  U.S. Congress

The Dreaded Cupcake

News is in from the front lines of the epidemic afflicting our nation. No, Im not talking about Swine Flu, which seems to be well under control, but the raging Childhood Obesity Epidemic, against which Mayor Bloomberg has just banned the common ...

From ANDREW WOLF, The New York Sun,  10 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Michael Bloomberg,  William Thompson (politician),  McDonald's,  Burger King

New Yorks Education Challenge

David Steiner was sworn in as the new State Commissioner of Education Thursday, and was immediately greeted with a familiar song: Send More Money. These are the education advocates who have become the perpetual remains of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, ...

From ANDREW WOLF, The New York Sun,  2 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Al Sharpton

Pressuring Khartoum Without Going To War: The Latest Missive In TNR's Roundtable On Darfur

Alex de Waal says in his most recent post that he wishes to "steer the debate back" to Obama administration policy; but despite declaring previously that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the Southern Sudanese self-determination referendum ...

From ALEX DE WAAL, RICHARD JUST, ANDREW NATSIOS, ERIC REEVES, ELIZABETH RUBIN, AND ALAN WOLFE, The New Republic,  18 Mar 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Ali Osman Taha,  United Nations,  Alan Wolfe,  U N Security Council

ALBANY'S SNEAKS: THE LESSON OF '65

AFTER a 43-year stretch in the wilderness, New York Democrats have finally won control of both houses of the state Legislature. Or have they? A look back into history may give the Republicans a bit of hope. The last time the Democrats won both houses, ...

From ANDREW WOLF, New York Post,  15 Nov 2008

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Senate,  Robert F. Kennedy,  Frank Padavan

School Change We Can Believe In

For the past six-and-a-half years I have frequently occupied space on these pages sounding off on everything from nepotism in Bronx politics to politically induced fear of eating French fries or Frosted Flakes. Most often I have written about our ...

From ANDREW WOLF, The New York Sun,  28 Sep 2008

Pass the Frosted Flakes

Michael Phelps, the Olympic champion, is understandably trying to capitalize on his remarkable athletic achievements. In reality, there is little money to be made from swimming. There are no pro swim teams, or other professional competition for which ...

From ANDREW WOLF, The New York Sun,  14 Sep 2008

Related Topics: Michael Phelps,  McDonald's,  Rajendra Pachauri,  United Nations

Bronx Democrats In Post-Primary Disarray

The defeat suffered by the Bronx County Democratic organization, which lost every race in which it supported a candidate in Tuesday's primary, may mean new leadership for the county party. The organization was opposed by a so-called rainbow coalition ...

From ANDREW WOLF, The New York Sun,  11 Sep 2008

Related Topics: Efrain Gonzalez,  Ruben Diaz,  Jose Rivera (politician),  Ruben Diaz Jr.,  Michael Benjamin (politician)

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