NYC Public School Parents: Poor misunderstood Joel Klein

NYC Public School Parents: Poor misunderstood Joel Klein

Poor misunderstood Joel Klein

by Leonie Haimson

In Joel Klein's exit interview in the NY Times he portrays himself as misunderstood. Or is it he himself who continually misses the point?

In response to a question about whether he regrets not paying attention to public school parents and teachers who grew angry at him for his neglect, Klein pulls out a card from a third grader at a Harlem charter school, thanking the Chancellor for being his "advocate." Not only was this clearly orchestrated by a charter school operator, but unmentioned is the apparent