Videos of Interviews of candidates for the Board of Regents
Next month, four members of the board of Regents will finish their five year terms and are applyingto be re-appointed. The Board of Regents appoint the Chancellor and are in charge of setting education policy for the state. All four current members who are applying to be re-appointed, Christine Cea, Wayne Norwood, James Jackson and James Cottrell, have strongly supported Commissioner King and his controversial implementation of the Common Core standards and curriculum, high stakes testing, and data-sharing with inBloom.
NY State Allies for Public Education is endorsing an alternative slate of candidates, whose positions more closely reflect the widespread discontent among parents and educators with these policies.
Below are some videos that contrast the interviews of two of the new candidates applying for these seats with those currently holding those seats. These interviews are conducted primarily by the chair of the Education committee, Assemblymember Cathy Nolan and the chair of the Higher Education committee, Assemblymember Deborah Glick, but other legislators also ask questions. More videos are collected here. The vote of the Legislature on these appointments is expected to take place on March 11. Parents should contact their legislators to let them know how they would like them to vote.
First, see the interview of Michael Reilly, a NYC parent leader and Community Education Council member, who is applying for the Staten Island