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NYC Public School Parents: Steiner's Stacking of Waiver Panel is Unethical

NYC Public School Parents: Steiner's Stacking of Waiver Panel is Unethical

Steiner's Stacking of Waiver Panel is Unethical


There was wide coverage this weekend and today of the unethical stacking of Commissioner David Steiner's waiver advisory panel with people deeply connected to Mayor Bloomberg. The panel was convened by Steiner to determine if job requirements should be waived for chancellor candidate Cathie Black.

Beyond the three individuals who formerly held senior posts in Bloomberg's DOE, the Times revealed deeply troubling and undisclosed conflicts of interest held by Louise Mirrer: