Albany and City Hall Clash on Education
Librado Romero/The New York Times
Merryl H. Tisch, chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents.
By FERNANDA SANTOS
Published: December 6, 2011
Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott was preparing to meet with the chancellor of the State Board of Regents, Merryl H. Tisch, when a reporter called.
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Dr. Tisch had just told the Daily News editorial board that she was frustrated with how New York City had been using millions of dollars from the federal government to fix failing schools, which she said had become “warehouses” for struggling students. What, the reporter wanted to know, did Mr. Walcott think of her assessment?
He was stung. At the meeting, according to Dr. Tisch and the state education