Kaya Henderson is a no for the chancellor job. http://t.co/Ru9L14S4vJ Linda Darling-Hammond also no. Maybe: Farina, Cashin, Starr
— Rachel Monahan (@NYDNrachel) December 13, 2013
Lindsey Crist says this about Henderson's chances for the DOE job::
@NYDNBenChapman but true, right? Such smart politics! From everything I've been hearing, she had a VERY small chance (and that's generous)
— Lindsey Christ (@LindseyChrist) December 13, 2013
And so it goes - five school days left with Walcott at the helm, but we don't know his successor just yet.
Other than, it won't be Kaya Henderson.
It may seem bad with so little time (and its a little annoying for me as well), but at least we can say its good old fashioned democratic politics that is causing it.
ReplyDeleteWhich is to say, we're already getting back to normal.
I'm actually okay with the timing, especially since it looks like some of the nightmare candidates who were supposedly on the list are now falling off the list. Compared to what we could have had w/ Quinn or Weiner, we're doing pretty well, I think.
DeleteYes, no matter what happens, I'm grateful we've come this far without being disillusioned yet.
ReplyDeleteThe Henderson thing was a sop to the so-called reformers; she was never going to be Chancellor.
Given the climate, it seems that appointing Starr might be the biggest departure from reform orthodoxy, given his position - working in the system, he's sticking his neck out more - and comments on testing.
They've gone after Starr too - in the Post and elsewhere on the Internets. And if the DN is to be believed, behind the scenes w/ the Obama people calling de Blasio and telling him Starr is a no go for them.
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