tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post7485170979433522896..comments2024-03-14T13:50:26.981-04:00Comments on Chaz's School Daze: It Appears That The UFT Will Endorse Bill Thompson And That Is Too Bad.Chazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-17378143786559228572013-05-28T18:00:40.667-04:002013-05-28T18:00:40.667-04:00Well, unfortunately as a veteran teacher who has w...Well, unfortunately as a veteran teacher who has watched colleagues cast into the ATR Bin of demoralization, under utilization and stigma OUR union has long sold its soul to Bloomberg & Klein. It makes little difference what the rank and file have to say regarding whom the UFT should support for Mayor- we were sold out in Bloomberg's first term.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-61956692613363464502013-05-28T06:36:26.883-04:002013-05-28T06:36:26.883-04:00It's unfortunate that the union is on a singul...It's unfortunate that the union is on a singular quest for a candidate that it thinks can win. <br />Really, it should be charting the course to influence who wins. There's too much in flux right now. The UFT could make a positive difference. So, it's dumbfounding that <a href="http://nyceye.blogspot.com/2013/05/karen-lewis-responds-to-attack-on.html" rel="nofollow">with all the differences, the UFT settles on Thompson rather than on De Blasio or Liu.</a>GeoKarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463970361326939857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-2348548681305843942013-05-26T12:16:24.746-04:002013-05-26T12:16:24.746-04:00Oy! But nice of you to leave the talking points. M...Oy! But nice of you to leave the talking points. Maybe Thompson could run for president of the Board of Ed. What exactly is a "More democratic" PEP which by its very nature is not democratic? Like the mayor gets to choose 7 or 6 instead of 8 which means he would be forced to coral one or 2 more. THAT makes it democratic? That by the way is what the UFT is proposing -- mayoral control with tweaks. We need to bring democracy down to the school level where teachers and parents can really have input. ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-9570773040070794362013-05-23T18:28:58.183-04:002013-05-23T18:28:58.183-04:00Bill Thompson has always had a very good relations...Bill Thompson has always had a very good relationship with the UFT dating back to the Sandy Feldman days. He is one of the few politicians around with any institutional memory as to how the school system once was run. Yes, he has many friends within the reform movement, however he is more likely to be objective regarding many of the reforms and has stated his preference for a more democratic PEP. This endorsement if it comes is practical and Thompson regardless of the questionable polls has a strong base and has cultivated large segments of the Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens namely the African American and Latino communities. Sounds like a winner in this crowded field.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com