15 Quotes by Jordan Barowitz

The administration will aggressively pursue the billions of dollars that the state owes New York City schools and our children. If the state does not fulfill its obligations to the Department of Education capital construction plan, the opening of critically needed new schools and vital renovations will be delayed.

It's a matter of using resources from those times when revenues are relatively strong to mitigate the impact of economic downturns, and the invariable budget cuts and tax increases that accompany them.

It's illegal for teachers to strike and counterproductive to raise it. Mayor Bloomberg gave the teachers the largest raise in history and is optimistic that we can agree to another one.

No matter how well-intentioned, it violates state education law. And it duplicates the efforts already being made by the Education Department.

They were able to do it for a lot less and a lot quicker than people thought.

Their parents could not be legal (immigrants), so they are worried about engaging with the government.