Early News Roundup – Diversity in NYC Public Schools
Early media reports on the City Council hearing on diversity in NYC public schools and the specialized high schools admission test (SHSAT)....
Read Moreby Michael | Dec 12, 2014 | Uncategorized | 2 |
Early media reports on the City Council hearing on diversity in NYC public schools and the specialized high schools admission test (SHSAT)....
Read Moreby Michael | Dec 12, 2014 | Government | 1 |
After waiting 9 hrs to offer my perspective on legislation affecting the admissions process at the city’s specialized high schools (SHSAT), CM Dan @dromm25, chairman of the Council’s Committee on...
Read Moreby Michael | Jul 31, 2014 | Economic Development, Government, Health | 3 |
http://nypost.com/2014/07/31/the-city-councils-plan-to-promote-e-coli/ The City Council’s plan to promote E. coli New York City’s do-gooders are at it again, this time looking to put a 10-cent fee on each plastic bag that stores...
Read Moreby Michael | May 12, 2014 | African Americans, Crime, Government, Political corruption, Politics, Public Policy | 0 |
Today’s NY Post reported that: Indicted City Councilman Ruben Wills was trying to get the goods on fellow lawmakers — and get the heat off himself during a state probe of his shady nonprofit — by wearing a wire, The Post...
Read Moreby Michael | May 25, 2013 | Uncategorized | 0 |
Unusual, in the annals of political fundraising is my friend, Alicia Barksdale’s City Council fundraiser targeting pregnant women. The event is the brainchild of her daughter, Aicila, who’s a registered nurse. The...
Read Moreby Michael | May 3, 2012 | Elections, Government, Voting Rights | 0 |
The Village Voice reports that NY City Council has picked its representatives to serve on the New York Redistricting Commission which begins its work this fall. The independent, bipartisan commission is charged by the City...
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