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dbellel.blogspot.com - 7/4/2009
Tony Avella On Education
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from the Working Families Party Mayoral Forum of July 2 at about the 1 hour 20 minute mark h/t to Leonie Haimson for transcription question to Avella; what is your plan to turnaround failing schools? Avella: “I am absolutely not a fan of charter schools and I never have been. The whole ...
nydailynews.com - 7/2/2009
The Daily Politics
— nydailynews.com — Here's a sneak preview of the seven questions the mayoral candidate's will be asked at this evening's... Working Families Party forum. There will actually be eight questions, but the last one will differ for each candidate. All three of the participating ... (more) The Daily Politics

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Read: The Role of Tony Bernazard
metsblog.com - 7/7/2009
Read: The Role of Tony Bernazard
— metsblog.com — In report two days ago for the Daily News , Bill Madden wrote: “I’m told that Assistant GM Tony... Bernazard, whom Willie Randolph found to be an intrusive influence in the clubhouse, especially with the Latin players, has ... (more) Read: The Role of Tony Bernazard

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Bloomberg: "Rich People Don’t Always Win"
gothamist.com - 7/3/2009
Bloomberg: "Rich People Don’t Always Win"
— gothamist.com — At last night's Working Families Party mayoral forum with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Comptroller Bill Thompson and... City Councilman Tony Avella, Bloomberg defended his campaign spending , "I made every dime that I have... I've used my money only ... (more) Bloomberg: "Rich People Don’t Always Win"

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Education Notes Online:  David (Bellel) Does Tony (Avella)

NYC Educator:  And Now for Something Completely Different

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David (Bellel) Does Tony (Avella)
Education Notes Online — Our ICE/GEM spies at the mayoral candidate forum the other day came away pretty impressed with Tony Avella. Some guy named David (he is ubiquitous) did a tape. NY Times article here. http://dbellel.blogspot.com/2009/07/tony-avella-on-education.html ...

And Now for Something Completely Different
NYC Educator — ... Here's a video and transcript of Tony Avella, a candidate running for mayor of New York City who appears not to be insane. Personally, I think not being insane is a desirable quality in a mayor (I realize many op-ed writers disagree). Here's an excerpt: ...

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