Reply #3: Here's the link to Post bragging about itself.

[madfloridian]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/08072009/news/regionalnews/...

"Mayor Bloomberg led a chorus of praise yesterday for The Post's series highlighting the improvements under mayoral control, saying the paper's coverage helped pave the way for extending the system.

"Today, the state Senate stood up for New York City's schoolchildren and, as a result, we can continue the dramatic progress we have made in our schools over the past seven years," Bloomberg said.

"Many individuals and organizations played a part in securing this victory, and the New York Post, with its series 'City Schools, City Rules,' " played a critical role in highlighting exactly how much was at stake."

The accolades for the months-long series, largely written by Post reporter Carl Campanile, came from lawmakers in Albany, education officials and business leaders, as well as the administrators, teachers, parents and kids who have seen the benefits firsthand.

Arne Duncan, the US secretary of education, lauded The Post's coverage.

"I appreciate your paper's leadership. I appreciate the thoughtfulness. You guys did a lot of work on (the mayoral-control issue)," Duncan said."