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• Seeking Teachers’ Support, Mayoral Candidates Pledge Education Reform

  
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  At a forum on Saturday, several candidates said they would scrap signature policies of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, including his A-through-F grading system for schools.        
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• Citing experience, Thompson rules out Tisch as schools chief

  
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  Bill Thompson stumping at an education event earlier this year. Bill Thompson squelched any rumors that the latest education heavyweight to back his mayoral campaign could also be his pick to run the school system. Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch, who is chairing Thompson’s campaign, would not be a good fit to be ...
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• Asked to critique the union, mayoral candidates look to the past

  
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  Mayoral candidates gather in the auditorium of Eagle Academy for Young Men. Mayoral candidates had to dig deep into history to unearth an unpleasant memory about the United Federation of Teachers at a schools forum in the Bronx on Tuesday night. Asked to recall a time when they disagreed with the UFT, Bill Thompson ...
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• Mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson wins endorsement of Bronx

  
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  Endorsement could help Thompson build a coalition of black and Hispanic voters   VIOREL FLORESCU/FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson (left) on Tuesday won the endorsement of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson won the endorsement of Bronx Borough President ...
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• At parent forum, mayoral hopefuls vow to stop grading schools

  
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  Four of the city’s mayoral candidates appeared Thursday evening at a parent-focused forum at P.S. 29 in Brooklyn, which was moderated by Diane Ravitch, a critic of the Bloomberg administration’s education policies. City schools’ annual letter grades would become a thing of the past if any of the mayoral ...
  2 weeks ago

• Mayors Race: John Liu and Bill Thompson Argue over Stop and Frisk

  
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  Interesting exchange between John Liu and Bill Thompson over stop and frisk: Some background on stop and frisk can be found at the NYCLU website . An excerpt: he NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practices raise serious concerns over racial profiling, illegal stops and privacy rights. The Department’s own reports on its ...
  3 weeks ago

• City Room: N.Y. Mayoral Rivals Again Attack Quinns 2008 Term-Limit Stance

  
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  At the latest forum for Democratic mayoral candidates, Christine C. Quinn was again put on the defensive over her support for changing the law to allow Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to seek a third term.        
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• Rivals Challenge Quinn on Term-Limit Stance That Helped Bloomberg

  
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  At the latest forum for Democratic mayoral candidates, Christine C. Quinn was again put on the defensive over her support for changing the law to allow Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to seek a third term.
  4 weeks ago

• Mayoral Candidates’ Forum Monday Evening, May 6

  
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  On Monday evening, May 6, the Brooklyn Heights Association , the Park Slope Civic Council, and several other neighborhood civic groups, are co-sponsoring a Mayoral Candidates’ Forum to be held at Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Place (at Eighth Avenue), from 7:00 to 9:00. All interested voters are invited, ...
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• City Room: Park Slope, ‘Cradle of Candidates’

  
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  At a mayoral forum, three Democrats pointed to the Brooklyn neighborhood, now a case study in gentrification, when asked about the last place they had rented.        
  4 weeks ago

• Park Slope, ‘Cradle of Candidates’

  
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  At a mayoral forum, three Democrats pointed to the Brooklyn neighborhood, now a case study in gentrification, when asked about the last place they had rented.
  4 weeks ago

• Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: NRCC cuts Mark Sanford loose as Jenny Sanford tosses him anvils

  
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  Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here . Leading Off : • SC-01 : Whoa! Absolutely nuclear! Politico reports that the NRCC is cutting Sanford loose in the wake of this whole trespassing debacle , and this isnt some half-heard rumor—its ...
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• City Room: Alighting on Staten Island, Democratic Mayoral Hopefuls Make Their Appeals

  
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  On Monday night, five Democrats running for mayor made their way to the College of Staten Island for a forum at which each pledged to help the island if elected.        
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• Alighting on Staten Island, Democratic Mayoral Hopefuls Make Their Appeals

  
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  On Monday night, five Democrats running for mayor of New York City made their way to the College of Staten Island for a forum at which each pledged to help the island if elected.        
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• Advocates ask candidates for school discipline climate change

  
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  At a rally Monday, junior Benia Darius said the next mayor needs to take a different approach to school discipline. After years of pressing Mayor Bloomberg to make school discipline fairer, students and advocates are turning their attention to the candidates seeking to replace him. At a rally outside City Hall just ...
  5 weeks ago

• Books Without Words

  
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  Some of my very favorite children’s books have no words – instead, illustrations tell the story. These books are not only a joy to see and experience, they teach our kids the power of art to communicate and express feeling. Flotsam by David Wiesner Flotsam is a book about a magical camera which washes up ...
  5 weeks ago

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