Joint statement from Mayor Finch, Superintendent of Schools John Ramos and Board of Education President Barbara Bellinger. The BOE will take up the resolution for
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Crossin Resigns From Board of Ed
Patrick Crossin, elected to the Board of Education one year ago, has resigned for health reasons. Crossin waged a courageous struggle with lymphoma, a cancer
Read moreBored Of Education? Not When Crossin-Pereira Square Off, School Fight!
Things are getting testy among Board of Education members. Maria Pereira and her feisty coalition of Bobby Simmons and Sauda Baraka have been warring with majority Board
Read moreLet’s Get Back To Normal, City Finances, And We Need To Party
Happy Stinko de Mayo from my cat Stinky. Okay, with Times Square bomber news dominating, on to more mundane matters: city finances. The city’s issuing
Read moreThe BOE Sedatives, Plus: Zoo Tix For You
Update: Check out the photos Local Eyes posted from Mayor Finch’s Shanghai! What’s going on around here? No one’s mad? No yelling. No screaming. No
Read moreWill They Discover The Money?
Mayor Bill Finch and Superintendent of Schools John Ramos, in a joint media event today, announced the temporary site for the regional Discovery Magnet School.
Read moreLet’s Resurrect Harding
Happy Easter. Buona Pasqua. I know I’m a broken record on this, but any attention to force the building of new Harding High is good
Read moreHarding’s No Hardy Har Har, Plus: Humane Society In Dick’s Dog House
Update: Finch statement on Harding included Harding High School is sick and needs an operation. No, a renovation. No, a transformation. The 85-year-old school enjoys a creative inspiring principal
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