With Greater Power Comes Greater Responsibility
Monday, July 17, 2006
Under a new plan, principals in nearly a quarter of all city schools will get more powers in exchange for testing their students more frequently. Four years after the Mayor won control of city schools, does Chancellor Joel Klein have them on the right track? Also, Slate.com's chief political correspondent John Dickerson talks monday morning politics and Brian opens the phone lines to see what listeners think about Russian President Vladimir Putin and again to find out whether they think Mayor Bloomberg should run for President.
Monday Morning Politics
John Dickerson, Slate.com's chief political correspondent and author, On Her Trail : My Mother, Nancy Dickerson, TV News' First Woman Star (Simon & Schuster, forthcoming)
-reviews and previews the politics of the week
» John Dickerson’s website
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-reviews and previews the politics of the week
» John Dickerson’s website
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Open Phones
Russians and Russian-Americans share their thoughts on Russian President Vladimir Putin
School's Out for Summer!
Joel Klein, New York City Schools Chancellor
-on empowerment zones, schools construction, and charter schools
» New York Department of Education
-on empowerment zones, schools construction, and charter schools
» New York Department of Education
Open Phones
Listeners discuss whether Mayor Bloomberg should run for President
Scenes from St. Petersburg
The Guardian newsblog explains "Bashad" and muses on who might be "honey".
Klein71706
New York Schools Chancellor Joel Klein talks on the Brian Lehrer Show on July 17, 2006 about empowerment zones, school construction and charter schools.
Required Reading: July 17, 2006
In which: Newark sees three murders in one night, and gets a new rail line, Blair and Annan call for a UN force in Lebanon, Ratner opponents muster 2k at BK rally, one poli-scientist sees a congressional hurricane in November, rich Dems give liberally, and Giuliani's pollster says Hil could ...

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