tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post6322047736914253850..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: Who Will Live In Newark's Teachers Village? TFAersDukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-85039054120567478602014-09-07T14:48:49.474-07:002014-09-07T14:48:49.474-07:00I was just shown a unit on Maiden Lane, but I can ...I was just shown a unit on Maiden Lane, but I can not afford to live there. After 25 years as a college professor, I net barely enough to rent a tiny one bedroom apartment. The minimum was $1350/month, but add the essentials (nothing is included) on and the rent for a tiny one-bedroom is closer to $1500. The realtor told me that some of the younger teachers are doubling up to save money.<br /><br />The paltry salary for a new teacher is sucked right back into the company store. They'll churn these units like dorms.Ron Bannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635340256792837608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-72121277155163885982013-07-25T05:59:01.660-07:002013-07-25T05:59:01.660-07:00meanwhile, the kids are still in abject poverty......meanwhile, the kids are still in abject poverty.......mrs.missalaineushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542984504965262088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-13517525386114996912013-06-26T03:37:31.195-07:002013-06-26T03:37:31.195-07:00Among the many dirty secrets of charters schools, ...Among the many dirty secrets of charters schools, which you ably demonstrate here, is that they are a real estate play, and one that has a symbiotic relationship with TFA.<br /><br />With this project, TFAers can be kept in even greater isolation from the communities they use to polish their resumes, and which can presumably make it easier to maintain their cheeerleader/Stepford Wife outlook, while the Newark public schools are dismantled and given to profiteers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-72895461794927308522013-06-25T23:46:28.301-07:002013-06-25T23:46:28.301-07:00The financing for that project - and any project! ...The financing for that project - and any project! should get scrutiny, esp. when there are tax subsides at play. <br /><br />But honestly, that stretch of Halsey was in really tough shape - abandoned, bombed-out buildings. I haven't heard anyone say anything but positive things about the prospect of more eyes on the street/revitalizing that stretch of Halsey.<br /><br />I'm not sure what your objection is - the apartments aren't big enough for families, so QED it's a giveaway to TFA? The rental market in general leans toward younger single people - when folks start families they are often looking to buy something, be that a house, condo, etc. almhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420465709926105665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-74412364484472368482013-06-25T19:43:11.324-07:002013-06-25T19:43:11.324-07:00Apparently this is another gold rush by corporate ...Apparently this is another gold rush by corporate education reform. From Philadelphia NewsWorks:<br /><br />Philadelphia hoping to attract and keep best teachers with discount housing.<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/oqhmozt<br />phila.kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16583950792868787397noreply@blogger.com