Alas, twas not me.
Here is a report:
TheRadioRahimShow catches up with DOE Deputy Chancellor Marc Sternberg at a happy hour he hosted on Friday, July 22, 2011, to "honor this important moment for New York City's public school families! Please forward - all are welcome!"
We made ourselves welcome, and asked Mr. Sternberg why he thinks closing 22 struggling public schools and squeezing charter schools into 15 more is a cause to celebrate.
More info at: http://gothamschools.org/2011/07/22/top-doe-official-proposes-happy-hour-to-c...
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This item pulled me out of my funk over my operation on Tuesday for my severely broken wrist. Wish I could go and tape. Hope somebody does. I find Sternberg one of the typically arrogant Tweed POS. Has real John White potential. Find your favorite Tweedie on the recipient list:
This came in from Leonie:
Marc Sternberg and company celebrating their court victory tonight over the thousands of NYC parents, teachers and students who begged them not to close their schools and/or squeeze their students out through damaging charter-co-locations.
He phrases it as "an important moment for New York City's public school families! Please forward - all are welcome!" But it was instead an important moment for arrogant and heedless Tweed educrats.
Apparently Tribeca Tavern is the venue, at 5 PM at 247 West Broadway, in case others want to go and share in the merriment.
-----Original Appointment-----
From: Sternberg Marc
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 12:52 PM
To: Sternberg Marc; &DPP All Staff; Best Michael (Legal Services); Grimm Kathleen; Suransky Shael; Thompson Saskia; Greenberger Sharon; Conforme Veronica; Gibson Dorita; Rodriguez Laura; Weiner David; Thomases Joshua; Bell-Ellwanger Jennifer; Tyack Justin; McNally Courtney; Stuart Rosemary; Chase Johannah; Buher Andrew; Tragale Michael; Guinan Elizabeth; Gawkoski Krista; Friedman Anna; Vasiliou George; Weiss Emily; Lopatin Adina; Thompson Ashleigh (Nikki); Connelly Katherine; Ulevitch Anne; Wang Candace; Pimentel Chad; Pancholy Ritu; Chan Annabelle; Singer Robin F.; Greenfield Robin; Jackson-Chase Courtenaye; Feijoo Laura; Conyers Donald; Kleinhandler Sarah; Shear Jeffrey; Taratko Thomas; Khan Rana; Fetter Sarah; Sobelman Jenny; Speiller Lenny; Okezie Nnennaya; Morgan Barbara; Mittenthal Matthew; Ravitz Natalie; Thomas Francis; Miller Deidrea; Brack Ryan; Teitel Rachael; Konstan Elayna; Orzo Anthony; Rampersant Mark; Allen Keishea; Hall Ojeda; Kurzweil Martin; DSouza Simone; Ashton Eric; Feinberg Rachel; Becker Lawrence; Brodsky David; VanderVeen Arthur; Gillett Stacey; Cannon Joanna; Brawer Sandy; Marlin Carrie; Ades Emily; Crane Stephanie; ; Kulig Antoinette; Argudo Theresa; Billington Louise; Greats Chantell; Moore Alma; Chasan Rebecca; Jackson-Thomas Dawn
Subject: Happy Hour!
When: Friday, July 22, 2011 5:00 PM-7:00 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
Where: Tribeca Tavern, 247 West Broadway
Last night:
New York Supreme Court Justice Paul Feinman denied the UFT and NAACP's request for a preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Education from moving forward to close 22 failing schools and co-locate 15 public charter schools in DOE buildings. The judge's ruling allows the DOE to move forward with the closings and co-locations.
Tonight:
Come join us for a drink to honor this important moment for New York City's public school families! Please forward - all are welcome!
When: Friday, July 22, 2011 5:00 PM-7:00 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
Where: Tribeca Tavern, 247 West Broadway
Last night:
New York Supreme Court Justice Paul Feinman denied the UFT and NAACP's request for a preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Education from moving forward to close 22 failing schools and co-locate 15 public charter schools in DOE buildings. The judge's ruling allows the DOE to move forward with the closings and co-locations.
Tonight:
Come join us for a drink to honor this important moment for New York City's public school families! Please forward - all are welcome!
When will Karim Camara and Hakeem Jeffries be added to that invitation list?
ReplyDeleteI don't really want to ask the question, but I must.
ReplyDeleteWho exactly is paying for this happy hour.
One more question. How did Norm, get a copy of this e-mail.
ReplyDeleteNorm,
ReplyDeleteI hear Joel Klein asked Murdoch to hack all your phones, email/FB/Twitter accounts because you are our version of Woodward and Bernstein for public education. The DoE and Bloomberg are the new Nixons--paranoid. They need to find all your Deep Throats.
Watch your back!
The fight between the charter school proponents and the public school communities is similar to the budget fight in Washington. There is no common ground and the rejoicing by the Tweed folks shows their true feelings as they celebrate the harm that will come to thousands of school children. Maybe they should follow the impact their victory will have on students in the Rockaway peninsula who now will have to travel many miles each day to receive a public education.
ReplyDeleteThey are all "deep throats"-do you actually think that most of those Tweedies on that list are truly oblivious to what is going on ? If they oppose or do not show support, they are gone-not too many people will take that risk-they just play the game as most people would. Sorry state of affairs
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