Monthly Archives: June 2009

Courtesy of the Bronx borough president’s office No one can accuse Bronx borough president Ruben Diaz Jr. of being unprepared for the possibility that mayoral control will expire tonight. Diaz just named his potential appointee to the theoretical Board of Education. That person is Dr. Dolores Fernandez, a professor of urban education at CUNY’s Graduate … Continue reading

National Journal’s new Education Experts Blog asks the experts: What’s the best use of stimulus money?

Mayor Bloomberg appeared via satellite at a press conference in Albany today. I watched via webcast. As Governor Paterson said he will give the state Senate a last chance to operate at 7 o’clock tonight, Mayor Bloomberg outlined his plan for what happens if mayoral control expires at midnight. The plan was, by his own … Continue reading