They said it couldn't be done.
Frank Padavan, 38 year Senate veteran and one of the principal authors of mayoral control and the principal Senate sponsor of the 2009 legislation extending it, was handily defeated by Tony Avella yesterday. Tony made education a major issue in his campaign and received the backing of the UFT. He has called for the dismissal of Chancellor Joel Klein and for a regime that would give greater voices to parents and teachers.
Tony Avella's path is one to be emulated. With the City Council as a proving ground and with term limits there, we will have the opportunity to support proven candidates, known in their communities, available for election to the state legislature. Those who behave like Bloomberg puppets, and other miscreants, can hopefully be retired.
As the Bloomberg era comes to an end there will likely be a chance in the next few years to rewrite the education law as it applies to NYC.
Melvyn Meer
Frank Padavan, 38 year Senate veteran and one of the principal authors of mayoral control and the principal Senate sponsor of the 2009 legislation extending it, was handily defeated by Tony Avella yesterday. Tony made education a major issue in his campaign and received the backing of the UFT. He has called for the dismissal of Chancellor Joel Klein and for a regime that would give greater voices to parents and teachers.
Tony Avella's path is one to be emulated. With the City Council as a proving ground and with term limits there, we will have the opportunity to support proven candidates, known in their communities, available for election to the state legislature. Those who behave like Bloomberg puppets, and other miscreants, can hopefully be retired.
As the Bloomberg era comes to an end there will likely be a chance in the next few years to rewrite the education law as it applies to NYC.
Melvyn Meer
