NYC Schools Plagued By "Eight Years Of Political Chaos" Under Rudy

Rudolph W. Giuliani made New Yorkers three promises when he campaigned for mayor in the early 1990s: He would fix troubled schools, cut crime and boost the economy.

Today, the city is safer and has more jobs. But as Giuliani campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination, he says little about his problematic record on education.

New York City schools went through eight years of political chaos during Giuliani's terms, which ended in 2002. His bare-knuckle tactics contributed to the departure of three chancellors, according to interviews with former school administrators, Board of Education members, teachers, parents, union officials and outside experts.

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Comments

[drblack]

04:54 PM on 09/13/2007

Rudy took a third of the budgeted money from the poorest schools to rebuild Times Square for his wealthy cronies.
He will do the same if he becomes President.

[mrcontinental]

02:38 PM on 09/13/2007

The ENTIRE american educational system is a disaster.

[fireW]

03:51 PM on 09/13/2007

If you think it's a disaster now, try electing Rudy (or any other idiot republican) and see how much worse it can get. You haven't begun to see disasters.

Vote Republican; it's easier than thinking . . . .

[realitytrumpsbull]

01:05 PM on 09/13/2007

I don't care for Giuliani, and I think if he got elected, we'd likely see 14-15 trillion in red ink, and more dysfunction and bloat. Some people have never met a government program that they don't like, and for my nickel, he's one of them...

[kroses98]

11:34 AM on 09/13/2007

******therealrudy.org******therealrudy.org******

[average joe]

11:00 AM on 09/13/2007

Rudy left those kids alone. Hang time with the sweet boys a priority.

[godlessclif]

06:30 AM on 09/13/2007

Hillary is a religious nut. If she wasn't, Monica would not have had a chance.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

10:50 AM on 09/13/2007

Logic (and I use the word loosely) better applied to the Republican camp.

[kipmartin]

06:16 AM on 09/13/2007

i'm not getting the whole Giuliani thing. the media reports have him as Bush's heir aparent. as a southerner, i just don't see my friends and neighbors voting for an italian catholic yankee with divorces and infidelities in his past and an accent like that. and i am even more perplexed by Mitt Romney's reception by the media with his somewhat non-babptist religious beliefs. i'm not saying religion or demographics should be issues, but southerners just dont like yankees--especially ones with the baggage those boys are a-totin'.

i STILL think McCain could pull it out if he wins a bunch of primaries. southerners like him, loose screws and all. and one day those good ole boys are going to wake up and realize that Gore and Hillary are more religious than most of the Reublican bozos.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

09:00 AM on 09/13/2007

McCain = Iraq.

That's how he knocked HIMSELF out.

Simple.

[Grunty1]

09:58 AM on 09/13/2007

Rudy made 8 years of political chaos in NY
Bush made 8 yars of political and military chaos in the WORLD
Both are known to like to play dress-up
Both have employed and actively supported criminals.

See the similiarities??

[kroses98]

11:36 AM on 09/13/2007

Read: therealrudy.org

[dryfactoidobotanoid]

04:13 AM on 09/13/2007

I read a very interesting article in the latest Harper's (holy shit, this magazine costs like $8. I was like "what??!").

anyway, it was about education in American history, and it mentioned privatizing schools (and, this is my idea, to give every child $8/k year in school vouchers) but that has never really been tried.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

08:59 AM on 09/13/2007

NYC spends about $12k per kid per year on public education. (Most cities spend more.) Private education costs considerably more. Many families have more than one kid. Catholic schools are closing right and left -- and they're cheaper than non-parochial private schools. The public (surprisingly to most) pays for special ed needs of kids in private schools. Private schools get their pick of the kids, the public schools have to keep 'em all (with few exceptions).

These are just a few of the FACTS in the mix.

IF your goal is educating an entire generation of children in our society -- without taxing parents above $8k per kid -- vouchers are a non-starter.

How about vouchers for other universal services? e.g., we give out X dollars per year for you NOT to call 911?