Independent candidate Adolfo Carrión, Jr. warned at an event organized by the Association for a Better New York this morning at the Penn Club that some of the proposals his Democratic rivals are prescribing on the campaign trail to i... Full Story >

During a Tuesday morning speech to the Association for a Better New York, American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten called for a moratorium on using standardized test results to evaluate schools, students, and teachers unti... Full Story >

The head of the country’s second-largest teachers union said Tuesday governments should hold off on linking standardized test results with evaluations of schools, students and teachers until everyone is on the same page.

National teachers union boss Randi Weingarten called for a moratorium on consequences from new high-stakes tests in a speech in Manhattanon Tuesday, but city education officials dismissed her as a shill for special interests.

National teachers union head Randi Weingarten called Tuesday for a multi-year moratorium on consequences for failures to meet new standards in public schools across the country. Education officials rejected her proposal.

Warning that a new set of academic standards was on the verge of falling into the "dustbin of history," the leader of a national teachers’ union called on Tuesday for school systems to postpone using new tests to evaluate teachers and promote stud... Full Story >

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, Tuesday called for a moratorium on the consequences of high-stakes testing because new standardized assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards are unfairly being given... Full Story >

Public schools across the country are transitioning to the new Common Core standards that will change the way math, reading and writing are taught. But it is facing a lot of criticism nationwide, including in New York.

The president of the American Federation of Teachers called for a moratorium on using the results of new high-stakes tests associated with the Common Core standards now being adopted by New York and more than 40 other states.

To get the transition to the Common Core State Standards right and realize their potential to prepare all students for college, career and life, AFT president Randi Weingarten has called for a moratorium on the stakes associated with Common Core ... Full Story >

Dennis Van Roekel, the president of the National Education Association, the nation’s largest teachers union, came out in favor of a two-year moratorium on adverse consequences for schools and teachers that have been proposed in connection wi... Full Story >

John Liu, the city comptroller and mayoral candidate, walked into the lion's den of the business community Wednesday morning—and made it clear he wouldn't woo the city's "fat cats" by telling them what they want to hear.

"In my humble opinion, we've got to stop holding ourselves hostage to the idea that we can't make policies that piss off the rich people or drive big corporations away," John Liu told an audience of such people at an Association for a Better New Y... Full Story >

After a speech to the Association for a Better New York this morning, John Liu took a couple of questions about this morning's big New York Times Magazine story, which floats the possibility Anthony Weiner might enter the mayor's race after... Full Story >

Bill de Blasio says a defining moment in his campaign to become New York’s next mayor was when he told a roomful of corporate leaders they should pay higher taxes to fund preschool programs for all city children.

Defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel “almost had tears in his eyes” when Sen. Chuck Schumer explained during a private meeting his objection to Mr. Hagel’s use of the term “Jewish lobby,” Mr. Schumer recalled Wednesday.

Speaking at a Manhattan breakfast hosted by the Association for a Better New York and the Downtown Alliance, New York Senator Chuck Schumer opened up today about President Barack Obama’s choice for Defense Secretary, former Nebras... Full Story >

"He struck me as sincere, and you know, you have to be sitting there at the meeting obviously, but I also told him when he used the word 'Jewish lobby,' what it meant to Jewish people," Schumer said, referring to Hagel's use of the term in an inte... Full Story >

Sen. Charles Schumer on Wednesday waded into the growing debate over whether or not New York should retreat from the shore after Hurricane Sandy or rebuild. In remarks following a speech, he made it clear that he falls squarely in the latter camp.... Full Story >

Sen. Charles Schumer positioned himself as the primary point person in the Superstorm Sandy rebuilding effort Wednesday, while simultaneously throwing both warm praise and cold water on the Bloomberg and Cuomo administrations' storm-response studi... Full Story >

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that embattled Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel “almost had tears in his eyes” when told of the hurt behind the term “Jewish lobby.”

With the memory of fighting for federal aid for Sandy recovery still fresh on his mind, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says it is time to look at funding needed to protect New York for the possibility of future storms.

The false claim that Chuck Hagel had been endorsed for defense secretary by a nonexistent group called “Friends of Hamas” began as a ridiculous hypothetical, says the reporter who first floated it.

Federal disaster aid with the flexibility to help Long Islanders clear mold from homes and elevate them is coming to New York State through block grants, Sen. Charles Schumer said Wednesday.

As three City Council members shared a bipartisan proposal to have a special inspector supervise home elevations in Hurricane Sandy-affected areas, Sen. Charles Schumer said that the state is fighting for a second round of federal funds for long-t... Full Story >

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Chuck Hagel “almost had tears in his eyes” as he explained to the former Nebraska senator that the expression “Jewish lobby” is rooted in a negative depiction of Jews.

NEW YORK CITY — To the casual observer, Bill Thompson dropped off the map following his narrow defeat to Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2009.

No tax increases and more cops.

Democrat Bill Thompson delivered his first major speech of his 2013 mayoral campaign Thursday to a roomful of city business executives at a Manhattan hotel, promising to hire thousands of new cops -- without raising taxes.

Differentiating himself from his likely Democratic rivals in the mayoral race, William C. Thompson Jr. vowed on Thursday that he would not raise taxes if elected.

Bill Thompson, one of the leading candidates in this year’s mayoral election, has sometimes been accused of being, for lack of a better word, boring. This morning, Mr. Thompson disputed the idea he lacks “fire in the belly” at the pro-business Ass... Full Story >

New York City mayoral candidate Bill Thompson accused Democratic rival Christine Quinn of “fiscal irresponsibility” in a breakfast speech Thursday as he outlined his top priorities and sought again to dispel the notion that he lacks the passion to... Full Story >

Bill Thompson, the former comptroller and Democratic mayoral nominee, stood patiently behind Al D’Amato in the ballroom of the Hilton New York this morning, as the Republican former senator talked to a scrum of reporters about why he's supporting ... Full Story >

Mayoral candidate William Thompson said he wants to grow the police force by more than 2,000 officers and insists he's not going to raise taxes if elected.

Seeking to dispel disquietude in the business community about the post-Bloomberg era, Democratic mayoral contender Bill Thompson presented a vision for the city on Thursday that included more cops, no new taxes and more incentives for small busine... Full Story >