Survey Says....

The DOE is starting a new campaign to ask parents & students what they think is wrong or right with their schools. Like we need a survey, what is this Family Feud?
The initiative is called Learning Environment Surveys. This is a gigantic waste of money. Parents have already been screaming about what is wrong with the system but as usual it is ignored. I believe the main reason for this initiative is so the Mayor and the Chancellor can say we asked the parents and they said we are doing a wonderful job. You know they are going to ignore all the negative comments since that has been what they have been doing all along.
They will come up with the everything is rosy approach just like the great graduation rates and the test scores improving.
The New York Times are reporting that a group of 8 parents are urging parents to cross out the questions and send back the message real parental input. Let's make that 9 parents, and I am sure that their is a long line of parents right behind me.

No contract

Chancellor Klein does not have a contract. Read this and it shows you the sheer arrogance of this administration.
I have signed longer permission trip slips for my wee ones elementary school trips then the Chancellor's (or as I will now refer to as Mr. Klein), so called contract. He steers the ship of the largest education system in this country with no contract. Makes it kind of hard to hold him accountable for his actions when there is no wording in the letter, it is a letter after all.