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Monday, August 11, 2014

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Judge Rules In Favor Of Zephyr Teachout In Ballot Challenge - Cuomo Will Appeal
Well, that didn't take long.We learned a little while ago that a judge has ruled Zephyr Teachout can stay on the Democratic Primary ballot:A challenge to Zephyr Teachout's ballot status brought on behalf of Governor Andrew Cuomo is invalid, a state Supreme Court judge ruled today. Teachout, a Fordham Law professor who first challenged Cuomo for the nomination of the Working Families Party, success

Charter School Sector Looks To Cuomo To Get Rid Of Charter Cap
Eliza Shapiro reports charter school operators are getting nervous that they're getting close to the charter cap and are looking to either get the cap raised or eliminated completely in the next budget battle:Emboldened by their legislative successes last session, thank to help from Governor Andrew Cuomo, charter leaders and groups are in the early planning stages of launching a unified push to ge

Cuomo's Legal Troubles - It's What We Don't Know That Matters Most
Two pieces out on Cuomo's legal jeopardy today, one by Jeff Smith at Politico and the other by Blake Zeff at Capital NY, both of which report Cuomo is in some trouble over the Moreland mess. Jeff Smith at Politico says Andrew Cuomo's got serious problems because now that he's given them the open, prosecutors could be looking into anything:Andrew Cuomo is in serious trouble. Preet Bharara, the hard

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Perdido Street School: Why Would Michael Mulgrew Get So Violent In His Support Of Common Core?As has been around on the blogs for awhile and surfaced in the Daily News this past week, UFT President Michael Mulgrew told AFT Convention attendees he will "punch in the face" and "push into the dirt" anyone who takes Common Core from him: Some people have asked why Mulgrew was so an