City Comptroller Honored At Annual Teachers' Union Gala - NY1: Education

Published: May 12, 2008, 2:23 am

Tags: nys board of regent, teachers, randi weingarten, dennis walcott, joel klein, parents, schools, comptroller william thompson, uft, nyc department of education

Read original...Watch video report...Thousands of current and retired teachers, as well as elected officials (and parents), packed the Hilton Saturday for the city teachers' union annual gala.One city official got the group's highest award, while others became the target of potshots for how they're running the city's schools.This year, the United Federation of Teachers gave its highest award to City Comptroller Bill Thompson, former Board of Education president and mayoral aspirant.Union president Randi Weingarten says Thompson is an ally in checking the mayor's near total school control."He is sometimes the only watchdog we have," she said.Thompson immediately laid out his agenda, starting with big audits of no-bid education contracts he says need some going over."These contracts reflect questionable fiscal management with impacts that ripple through the education system," said Thompson.Weingarten, the victor in a nasty legislative fight that stopped the mayor from tying teacher

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