Reply #10: There's more.

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Bloomberg wanted to "mitigate" firing 6,000 teachers by changing the system to allow him to fire teachers, but a lesser number.

Bloomberg wanted to change the "seniority" rule that now mandates that teachers who haven't attained tenure (e.g., newly hired, three years or less in the classroom) can be fired without cause. He rigged two daily city papers to outrage against greedy teachers who were intellectual dry rot, with years of service and experience. He wanted Albany to allow him to fire these veteran teachers only based on their accumulative salaries, thus allowing the mayor to cut less teachers for the same amount of money. The TV spots for the mayor had actors portraying outraged parents who wanted "fresh and new ideas" and energy in the classrooms of their children. One ad even had "teachers" complaining they shouldn't be fired for just starting their careers. Pitting teacher against teacher.

Albany didn't take the bait. To the contrary. Albany crunched its own numbers and predicted that Bloomberg would have enough state aid to the city that wouldn't necessitate firing any teachers.

Now Bloomberg's back again, threatening to fire 6,000 teachers.