Remainders: Paterson asks mayor to compromise on Black

  • Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo on the Black appointment: “mayoral control is just that.” (Daily Politics)
  • Many politicians who oppose Black also oppose a plan to pair her up with an educator. (Daily Politics)
  • Gov. Paterson said the mayor should “comply with [Steiner’s] request and move on.” (City Room)
  • It’s not uncommon for school districts to match managers and educators in top positions. (WNYC)
  • Business management experts weigh in on whether Black’s skills are transferrable. (Times)
  • Klein told WNYC’s Brian Lehrer that the debate over Black is “misguided.” (WNYC)
  • Rotherham thinks making Black’s appointment conditional is a “phenomenally bad idea.” (Eduwonk)
  • Ta-Nehisi Coates: Black should be allowed to publicly make her case herself. (Atlantic)
  • The New York Times has a new reporter on the ed beat for the Black era, Fernanda Santos. (The Empire)
  • One ESL teacher predicts problems with this year’s new English Regents exam. (GS Community)
  • Do NAEP scores tell us that 12th-graders are poorly educated or that they’ve just checked out? (EdWeek)
  • Have a happy Thanksgiving!