Like It’s Hot

Discover the unsettling true stories behind movies based on real life. The truth is always stranger. Hugh Jackman plays the New York superintendent who ran one of the biggest scams in the history of US public schooling in 2019’s “Bad Education.” Real-life Frank Tassone of Roslyn school district was busted in 2004 for stealing millions from the school, alongside his CFO, Pam Gluckin. We tell the real story, complete with 100% of your USDA daily recommended servings of gossip and drama, like only a high school can deliver. FURTHER READING https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/on-top-of-the-news-at-roslyn-high.html (On Top of the News at Roslyn High (Published 2004)) https://nymag.com/nymetro/urban/features/9908/ (The Bad Superintendent) https://slate.com/culture/2020/04/bad-education-accuracy-fact-fiction-hbo-movie-roslyn.html (Bad Education accuracy: Fact vs. fiction in HBO’s new movie about the Roslyn schools scandal.) https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/15/nyregion/auditor-admits-he-falsified-roslyn-records.html (Auditor Admits He Falsified Roslyn Records) https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/06/nyregion/a-suspicious-clerk-and-a-school-scandal.html (A Suspicious Clerk and a School Scandal) https://www.scribd.com/document/52495747/Roslyn-Audit (Roslyn Audit | Internal Control | Board Of Directors) https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/amp32268352/bad-education-hbo-true-story-frank-tassone-now/ (Bad Education HBO True Story) https://gothamist.com/news/convicted-ex-school-official-still-gets-state-pension (Convicted Ex-School Official Still Gets State Pension) https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/09/hugh-jackman-movie-bad-education-scandal (The Unbelievable New York School Scandal That Inspired Hugh Jackman’s New Movie) https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/01/nyregion/high-schools-mandating-community-service-for-graduation.html?searchResultPosition=92 (High Schools Mandating Community Service for Graduation) https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/17/nyregion/l-teachers-are-underpaid-and-underappreciated-971847.html (Teachers Are Underpaid And Underappreciated) https://theislandnow.com/news-98/7-north-shore-schools-top-u-s-news-state-rankings/ (7 North Shore schools top US News state rankings) https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/27/nyregion/27mbrfs-008.html?searchResultPosition=1 (Mineola: School Clerk Sentenced) https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/18/nyregion/missing-documents-hamper-roslyn-schools-investigation.html?searchResultPosition=7 (Missing Documents Hamper Roslyn Schools Investigation) https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/in-free-spending-roslyn-schools-missing-money-isn-t-easy-to-find.html?searchResultPosition=91 (In Free-Spending Roslyn Schools, Missing Money Isn’t Easy to Find (Published 2004)) https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/22/nyregion/22rosyln.html (Probation for Embezzler’s Son in Theft From Roslyn Schools (Published 2006)) https://gothamist.com/news/convicted-ex-school-official-still-gets-state-pension (Convicted Ex-School Official Still Gets State Pension) https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/16/opinion/nyregionopinions/dr-tassone-for-the-record-5-letters.html?searchResultPosition=7 (Dr. Tassone: For the Record (5 Letters)) https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-should-school-boards-be-expelled.html (Should School Boards be Expelled?) https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/bad-education-why-shocking-public-school-corruption-remains-hidden (Bad Education: Why Shocking Public School Corruption Remains Hidden) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-11-30-mn-643-story.html (School Board Corruption Scandal Rocks New York) https://www.nola.com/news/education/article_88121342-5381-57d3-a8d6-3d8a13c0d288.html (‘Will this ever stop?’ New Orleans school corruption charge distresses readers) https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/school-board-leader-sentenced-corruption-scheme (School board leader sentenced in corruption scheme | USAO-SDTX)… Support this podcast