by Deborah Quinn | Feb 15, 2011 | Education, NYC, Politics
We’re just about finished jumping through the hoops for getting into middle school–we’ve toured all the schools, filled out the applications, and Liam just finished a round of tests with perhaps a few more still to come. Keep in mind that we’re...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 19, 2010 | Education, NYC, Politics
photo: Michael Appleton, New York Times It’s not the hat, although really, that hat? I’m not going to be one of those women who disses people on the basis of their fashion choices. Besides, there are so many other reasons to diss Cathie Black; we...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 14, 2010 | Education, NYC, Politics
Caleb’s school is having a fundraising drive. The PTA wants to get 85% of families to donate to its General Fund, which is used for everything you can imagine, short of paying teachers’ salaries. When I was PTA President at Liam’s school a few years...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 10, 2010 | Education, NYC
I know why Mayor Bloomberg didn’t tap me to take over from Joel Klein. I’m overqualified. I taught public high school for four years, have a doctorate in literature and have been teaching college students for longer than I care to remember. Both of my...
