Talk Out of School

A Conversation with Ben Morgenroth: NYC TRS Trustee Candidate

Episode Summary

Daniel interviewed Ben Morgenroth, candidate for the upcoming TRS Pension Board election. He is an AP Calculus math teacher at Brooklyn High School, CUNY adjunct, and a former investment fund risk analyst. We discuss the TRS election scheduled to be conducted electronically by NYC schools, on May 8th — and now, according to a recent DOE memo, also on May 9th. We discussed the controversy about how the DOE intends to conduct the election seemingly in violation of Admin code 13-507. We shared a startling update about the ongoing Illuminated privacy breach of student and teacher data. Also, listen to an excerpt of Chancellor David Banks’ press conference this week where he previewed his upcoming congressional testimony dealing with hate in our schools.

Episode Notes

YouTube: Chancellor Banks Holds a Media Availability

Ben Morgenroth candidacy website - Ben4TRS.org

The Wire -Call to Action: Contact DOE Chancellor and his liaison about failures in rolling out TRS trustee election process

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