Bloomberg Budget Move Means Layoffs

Mayor Michael Bloomberg

While Mayor Mike Bloomberg is saying that he doesn’t want to layoff any city workers in order to get the city out of its economic funk, his office’s recent budget maneuvering has made layoffs all but certain.

Bloomberg had planned to layoff more than 20,000 workers earlier this year but the Obama stimulus package helped save those jobs. Not a year later, City Hall is moving back to original plan while New York City continues to see its unemployment rate grow. In Brooklyn, the unemployment rate is already a whole percent higher than the national …continue reading

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NYC High Schools Get Report Card (It’s Not Good)

NYC Chancellor Joel Klein

In the third year of the A-F grade system, the Education Department has handed down plenty of As but numerous C’s and D’s as well.

In total, 40 schools received better grades than they did last year but 67 schools received lower grades and six schools received an F. In total, 7% of New York City public schools received a D or an F.

While the grades are largely based on test scores, the Education Department claims to also use student progress, graduate rates, and overall performance. Since the grades were introduced in …continue reading

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