Mayoral Hopefuls Layout Education Priorities at CSA's Mayoral Forum
L-R, NYC Comptroller John Liu, NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, former NYC Comptroller Bill Thompson, moderators Pedro Noguera and Liz Willen, Manhattan Media Publisher Tom Allon and NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
Five mayoral hopefuls discussed the state of NYC's public education system under the management of Mayor Michael Bloomberg at a forum hosted by CSA at Baruch College on Wednesday, Jan. 30th. The discussion, which was moderated by Liz Willen, executive director the Hechinger Institute and Pedro Noguera, NYU professor of education dealt with hot-button issues such as school closures, teacher evaluations and charter schools.
The event drew more than 500 educators, students, elected officials, and community members from around the five boroughs.
More indepth coverage will be featured in the March issue of the CSA News. For local coverage, click on the links below:
Gothamschools.org
SchoolBook
Inside Schools
NY Post
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