Cuomo's Lone School Board Appointee to Education Reform Panel
Governor Cuomo's new blue-ribbon school reform commission has been criticized for its lack of parents, teachers and school board members. But as Gotham Schools pointed out here, Cuomo did appoint one school board member, Eduardo Marti, my colleague on the NYC citywide school board, a.k.a the Panel for Educational Policy. As is typical for the eight-member mayoral bloc on the Panel, Marti has generally remained quiet during Panel meetings. But even his limited comments suggest he supports an extremist agenda for the state's schools.
Marti has made clear his disdain for parent participation, despite the ostensible goals of the Cuomo commission to "increase parent and family engagement". When all five PEP borough representatives joined to support a resolution asking the Chancellor to consider including parents on a panel to advise on granting yellow bus
Marti has made clear his disdain for parent participation, despite the ostensible goals of the Cuomo commission to "increase parent and family engagement". When all five PEP borough representatives joined to support a resolution asking the Chancellor to consider including parents on a panel to advise on granting yellow bus