who is the guy off the sopranos in the center of that picture?
Ron --
Whether schools are full of teachers and programs that you think will work or not, it's a good idea to house them in a building that works, right? This is a long term investment in infrastructure.
Hoyt is a politician. Saving this project was a victory. Politicians announce their victories.
this shit is a joke...
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/20/nyregion/20about.html?ex=1395205200&en=a7633af4aae9e1cb&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND
out of curiosity, what is needed to correct the education system? It seems to me a system full of children from poor borken homes is going to be exponentially more expensive to get results similar to a school with a lower percentage of such. Adjoining school districts such as Sloan, Cleve Hill, etc will start to feel this pressure as the wave of disinvesment now continues to march over the city line (anybody been down Walden west of Harlem lately?)
With no regional planning in schools, development, etc we will continue to pour more money into our infrastructure, services, clean up of abandoned areas, etc. We neglect the responsibility that should come with the mobility we have to jump municapalities while still enjoying everything in the area. At some state/federal level our tax money will eventually end up going to clean up what we as a society have created. and most likely in a very inefficient manner.
Oh, yay, more of our money thrown into a failed government run education system. Public education is nothing but a money pit.
Just my 2 cents.
The crisis in the schools is not the buildings but rather the product they produce. I am not sure what 1B in new buildings is going to do to help kids be able to...you know....read and write at the level of a normal adult by the time they are done.
The question is what will be the next "need" to fix the schools after the reconstruction is all said and done? How long will Buffalo do everything BUT what is needed to correct the education system? Just curious.....
Great news that Buffalo will get Phase IV completed almost unscathed from these state wide cuts. If NY State really wants to save some money then how about for starters canceling the 219 extention from Springville to Ashford; talk about a tremendous waste of taxpayer's money. Also time to get rid of some NY Public Authorities as well starting with the NY Thruway Authority. I found this interesting piece on the NY Division of Lack of Budget Site; specifically the Public Authorities Control Board segment of this site:
http://www.budget.state.ny.us/agencyGuide/pacb/aboutPACB.html
"The Public Authorities Control Board (PACB) was created and empowered pursuant to Sections 50 and 51 of the Public Authorities Law. These sections of law direct that eleven statewide public authorities must receive a resolution of approval from PACB prior to entering into any project-related financings."
Problem is according to Wikipedia reference to a New York Times editorial there are over 640 public authorities in NY! I wonder how much of the states' deficit is due to improper or non existant auditing. oversight and regulation of Public Authority spending?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_public_benefit_corporations
orlanmon is right,
if the state wanted to save some money, reforming the public authorities would be a great way to cut the budget by...say.... 30%.
that system has gotten out of control. They do everything from breeding horses, to building dorm buildings for PRIVATE COLLEGES, to selling discount overcoats. And all the board members are political appointments, which makes the system rife with corruption.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_public_benefit_corporations
Well, the author did use the group noun for performers, troupe, instead of troop. At first I thought it was a mistake, but perhaps it was more accurate.
good god, who puts out a memo with that title?? especially when speaking about ANYTHING to do with the buffalo public schools. can't wait til hoyt is gone. he thinks he's mary-alice demler or something, and its his job to report to us something she could have done much less self-righteously. this guy is such a fool.
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