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Bronx prez: NY’s former ed commissioner should be grilled | GothamSchools

Bronx prez: NY’s former ed commissioner should be grilled | GothamSchools

Bronx prez: NY’s former ed commissioner should be grilled

In the wake of new evidence that New York State’s standardized tests have become easier to pass, education officials and state legislators have focused on moving on and improving the exams. But Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. would like to revisit the past.

In a letter to Senator Suzi Oppenheimer, who chairs the State Senate’s education committee, Diaz demanded