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	<title>Comments on: School Control: Where Things Stand</title>
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		<title>By: Gail</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gail</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>justbeworks is correct, and I did know that. In writing, though, I sloppily equated favoring mayoral control with not wanting to return to the old system. They are obviously &lt;i&gt;not&lt;/i&gt; the same thing. Thanks for calling it to my attention.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>justbeworks is correct, and I did know that. In writing, though, I sloppily equated favoring mayoral control with not wanting to return to the old system. They are obviously <i>not</i> the same thing. Thanks for calling it to my attention.</p>
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		<title>By: justbeworks</title>
		<link>http://www.gothamgazette.com/blogs/wonkster/2009/03/24/school-control-where-things-stand/comment-page-1/#comment-83756</link>
		<dc:creator>justbeworks</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The Parent Commission (of which I am an active member) is very much anti-mayoral control! 

How was that not clear to your reporter?  

From the knowledge shared and outcomes of our public forums where we heard from education experts about mayoral control both here and in other cities-- to our detailed failings of the system in testimony given at the hearings, to lobbying in Albany and the written proposal absolutely removing dictatorial, mayoral control in our RECOMMENDATIONS ON SCHOOL GOVERNANCE to the NY state legislators, the Parent Commission stands firm: we want an end to mayoral control.   

We are insisting that our elected mayor, a public servant,  think and act on the premise of building democratic &quot;PARTNERSHIPS&quot; -- and that doesn&#039;t mean with the wealthy business community and real estate developers as is the current norm-- but with the school communities.  in other words, the mayor has to be a responsible partner with the city&#039;s education stakeholders, who the Parent Commission has decidedly identified as parents, students, teachers, administrators and the local community in the district.  

Please consider correcting your article to reflect this.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Parent Commission (of which I am an active member) is very much anti-mayoral control! </p>
<p>How was that not clear to your reporter?  </p>
<p>From the knowledge shared and outcomes of our public forums where we heard from education experts about mayoral control both here and in other cities&#8211; to our detailed failings of the system in testimony given at the hearings, to lobbying in Albany and the written proposal absolutely removing dictatorial, mayoral control in our RECOMMENDATIONS ON SCHOOL GOVERNANCE to the NY state legislators, the Parent Commission stands firm: we want an end to mayoral control.   </p>
<p>We are insisting that our elected mayor, a public servant,  think and act on the premise of building democratic &#8220;PARTNERSHIPS&#8221; &#8212; and that doesn&#8217;t mean with the wealthy business community and real estate developers as is the current norm&#8211; but with the school communities.  in other words, the mayor has to be a responsible partner with the city&#8217;s education stakeholders, who the Parent Commission has decidedly identified as parents, students, teachers, administrators and the local community in the district.  </p>
<p>Please consider correcting your article to reflect this.</p>
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		<title>By: Larry Littlefield</title>
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		<dc:creator>Larry Littlefield</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You left out the most important factor -- fair school funding within the city, which no one is talking about.  That is what is going to be undone, and NO ONE will talk about it.  It is as if it didn&#039;t exist.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You left out the most important factor &#8212; fair school funding within the city, which no one is talking about.  That is what is going to be undone, and NO ONE will talk about it.  It is as if it didn&#8217;t exist.</p>
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