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Take A Tour Of Sandra Lee's House With Jenna Bush
Tried embedding the code, for some reason, doesn't want to embed right, but here's a must watch video with Jenna Bush taking us on a Christmas tour of the house Sandra Lee and Governor Andrew Cuomo share together.Do not watch on a full stomach - it's that nauseating.Just gives you some context for the "Sheriff Andy and Sandra Lee didn't get building permits so they could stiff the tax man&quo


What Good Is "College And Career Ready" When There Are No Jobs For College Graduates?
I'm so sick of hearing Common Core proponents issue the boilerplate jive about how the CCSS are helping to make students college and career ready to compete in a global 21st century economy.The truth is, there are few jobs out there for college graduates and the prospects aren't getting better:While members of the class of 2014 have some cause to celebrate, they also know they are a few short mont


Why Is Cuomo Henchman Larry Schwartz Defending Sandra Lee Over Charges Of Building Permit-Fudging?
LoHud reported this morning that Andy Cuomo's partner, Sandra Lee, has had extensive work done to her house but failed to get the needed permits - and thus property value reassessments - needed for that work:Lee enjoys what might be considered a more unattainable lifestyle at the six-bedroom, $1.2 million house she shares with Cuomo at 4 Bittersweet Lane. She has done much in the past six years to


Will The UFT Leadership Publicly Debate The Contract Proposal?
NYC Educator posted the following this morning:On Friday I decided it would be a good idea to have a forum in which both sides of the contract proposal are examined. I asked my friend Julie Cavanagh if she would be interested in presenting the con side, and she agreed. I went to my principal and asked if we could use the school auditorium. He said if we got a permit and did so after school hours i


Daily News Goes After The Little Charter School Crooks But Leaves Big Ones Like Moskowitz And Kenny Alone
One of the lines you sometimes here from charter school proponents and supporters - charters must be free from the same regulations as public schools so they can do their magical "innovation" thing.Of course a lack of regulations also can lead to this: On a quiet Ditmas Park side street, taxpayers shell out $2.3 million a year to lease space from the Catholic Church for a charter school


5-10-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekHouse Majority Leader Eric Cantor Praises Andrew Cuomo For Championing Charter SchoolsWith progressives, public school parents and teachers looking to ditch him this election season and vote for a candidate who doesn't want to destroy public schools, this is probably not the kind of praise Governor Andrew Cuomo is happy about:Republican House majori