Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Keeping an Eye on Mayor Brown
No shortage of advice from education-watchers and wonks for newbie Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown in this story. School Board members and union honcho Philip Rumore say they’ll be happy if he brings more money home from Albany for them. Meanwhile, Gary Stillman, CEO of Buffalo’s Enterprise Charter School urges Brown to embrace charter schools and to fight the status quo in the Buffalo Public Schools. Brown caused some concern in school reform circles because of reports during his campaign for office that suggested he hoped to somehow limit the number of public charter schools in the city. Buffalo News’ Peter Simon says Brown “has no intention at this point of seeking to halt the growth of charter schools” (emphasis added by The Chalkboard.) Parents with kids in Buffalo charters: watch your backs!
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