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The Pencil Portfolio by Andrew J. Hawkins - City Hall News |
| Published: May 20, 2008, 2:40 pm |
| Tags: robert jackson, dennis walcott, mayoral control, diane ravitch, betsy gotbaum, schools, school construction, mayor bloomberg, nyc department of education |
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Read original...The law that gives Mayor Michael Bloomberg (Unaff.) complete control of the city's 1,100-plus public schools expires in a little less than 13 months, but Dennis Walcott, the deputy mayor of education, is barely sweating.Walcott, who also serves as one of Bloomberg's top education negotiators in Albany, is confident state legislators will reauthorize the five-year-old law. But with more than a year left to negotiate the terms, Walcott said he is concentrating instead on improving graduation rates and student performance. Right now our goal is results, results, results, he said, sitting in a conference room at City Hall, his eyes narrowing behind a pair of throwback horned-rimmed glasses.Especially in the wake of the Sean Bell verdict, Walcott's public presence of late has been through his role as the most senior African-American member of the administration, going beyond his education portfolio to advise and assist the mayor in this racially charged situation.But [ Full article ] |
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