Whoa. Our DU-linked petition made this morning's NYT:

[Smarmie Doofus]

>>>>>A refusal to grant the waiver would be a stunning rebuke to Mr. Bloomberg. Tony Avella, a former city councilman from Queens who was elected to the State Senate, sent a letter to Mr. Steiner asking that he deny the waiver. A similar petition that circulated on the Internet had garnered more than 900 signatures by 7 p.m. Wednesday.>>>>>>>

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/nyregion/11schools.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fnyregion%2Findex.jsonp

We're pushing the radical notion that someone who heads the nation's largest school system should know *something*.... not "everything", not even " a lot", just *something*... about public education.

Here's the thread and petition link:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9529732

[Exilednight]

1. Sadly, Bloomberg cares little of public opinion. Anyone remember ..........

when he overturned the law passed by voters that placed turned limits on New York mayors?

[Smarmie Doofus]

3. Hard to forget. However the prospects here are a bit better..

Commissioner Steiner has shown some integrity in the past and a willingness to defy Bloomberg. Steiner rescaled the state tests so that the bloated stats that Bloomberg was trumpeting when he ran for reelct were definitively debunked.

[Smarmie Doofus]

2. BTW, it's on page A32 of the hard copy. nt