May 20th, 2013: Walcott gets defensive; NYT replies, "[the] complaints [he's belittling] can be heard from teachers and parents in any school in the city." - NY-GPS

May 20th, 2013: Walcott gets defensive; NYT replies, "[the] complaints [he's belittling] can be heard from teachers and parents in any school in the city." - NY-GPS:

May 20th, 2013: Walcott admits next mayor may "dismantle" Bloomberg's reforms

Posted by New Yorkers for Great Public Schools (Ny Gps) 170pc on May 20, 2013 · Flag

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Even Chancellor Walcott Admits Next Mayor May "Dismantle" Bloomberg Reforms The Bloomberg administration is losing the debate on the future of school reform in NYC.  Democratic candidates for Mayor have made it a habit to directly challenge Bloomberg's failed school reform agenda. This past week Chancellor Dennis Walcott took the extraordinary step of stepping front and center into the Mayoral debate. Why? Because it looks increasingly likely that the next mayor will reverse course and reject Bloomberg's floundering education legacy. It started last Monday when Walcott and Bloomberg both lashed out in the New York Times at the fact that mayoral candidates, like most New Yorkers, are increasingly fed up with the Bloomberg agenda. Bloomberg went so far as to say "this city does not have a future" if the next mayor rejects his agenda.

On Saturday, Chancellor Walcott ran to the Mayor’s defense. Expecting a friendly response, he received a poor reception as he gave a speech warning of the undoing of Mayor Bloomberg’s education reforms under the next Mayor. The NYTimes reports the Chancellor was met with laughter when he said “I don’t like to involve myself in