Arlene Ackerman Haiku-fest
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Arlene Ackerman Haiku-fest
Update 4: A limerick from Brett Mandel:
There once was a supe named Ackerman
Who pissed off her mayoral backer-man
Now she's on unemployment
To no one's enjoyment
But great fun for her attacker-man.
Update 3: Oh my god Jared Brey weighs in on Twitter with an Ackerman limerick:
A million for leaving’s a perk
Ackerman said with a smirk
But now that I’m gone
She said with a yawn
I can get paid not to work.
Update 2: Ackerman Haiku Contest!
Put your Ackerman haikus down in comments. Best one makes it into the Daily News tomorrow.
Update: More haikus.
Wait. Didn’t we pay
Ackerman to go away?
WHY IS SHE STILL HERE?
Good thing the schools are
swimming in money. Or else
this would be tasteless.
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Josh Cornfield reports that Arlene Ackerman, she of the million-dollar buy-out, is seeking unemployment benefits.
We've decided to deal with this by just writing haikus about it. Here are four.
Ackerman applies
for unemployment. But it’s
still about the kids!
School District's too cheap.
A million dollar buy-out
just wasn’t enough.
Occupy Arlene!
99 percent of us
have a little shame.
Let’s all Imagine
2014. We’ll still be
paying Ackerman.
Hey, let's give her a spot as a guest columnist for the Inquirer, she can voice her opposition to all those that did her wrong and laugh all the way to the bank! Is she eligible for another phoney award? Of course - Urban educational con-artist of the year. Imagine That!— slugo
Green about Arlene?
Someone has to be picked on
says South Philly High.— cheintzelman- First the huge buy out
Then get unemployment comp
Way beyond the pale— Legal Eagle - Schools are deep in debt
The City is broke as well
But still you want more?— Legal Eagle - Her broken promise
Academies suffer while
Queen Arlene eats cake
Ackerman proclaims
Charter schools are the answer
Why don't they pay her?
Parents' pockets picked
A million is not enough
Her partners indeed!
Is it a crime to
Collect unemployment? No
Do children come first?— the firm - Arlene Ackerman
Living off the public dole
Now and forever.— djdekok - Arlene is the queen
Of taking all your money
And doing nothing— BlackAnkle - The taxpayers cry “Arlene! Arlene!
The fees that you glean are obscene! Come clean,
You can’t have collected
The monies expected
To pay for jobs shipped overseas.”— gwadagibeht - She's incompetent
Now she's on unemployment
Making more than us
— yaarpenpowderman - One of the worst Philly schools had seen,
You are jokingly referred to as "Queen."
We paid you a million to go,
Money for education? Oh no.
Now, benefits? Whatever, Arlene!— theyreourschools - The Empress has no clothes
Or morals.
Suffer the little children.— Devoted Teacher - A million five just
doesn't buy enough giant
flowers or thigh diamonds.— brinsley - Move aside, children.
Arlene elbows past you
onto the last lifeboat.— Devoted Teacher - Children First
Parents are our Partners
Alene has a bridge to sell you.— Devoted Teacher - she came in stormy
SRC smiled and nodded
now we pay pay pay— hmmm
