So far we've gotten only one mildly interesting nomination in our quest to find any member of the state Assembly or Senate who has done anything interesting to improve education in the last three years, but I'm checking on the timing of the nominee's good deeds. (Also, "interesting" is obviously a relative term and will be judged against other entries, if anyone in the entire state can actually think of anything to nominate.)

Important note: Paying to conduct criminal background checks of charter school parents featured in television ads, while certainly interesting, does not count as a way to improve education.

Update: This was a good nomination, but it took place too soon to qualify. One reader (who I happen to know is not on his payroll) nominated Sen. Frank Padavan, of Queens, for his work in transferring state-owned land in Glen Oaks, Queens, to the New York City School Construction Authority, but that legislative work took place longer than three years ago, by my count. (Also, in cases like this, it would be helpful for those nominating legislators to indicate whether they put in place any hard demands that the SCA operate in something resembling a business-like manner once they got their hands on the goods. TheChalkboard likey that kind of stuff.)

If we don't have a winner by 3 p.m. on Sunday, I will send the $100 check to the group Parents for Public Charter Schools. Would someone from the group be so kind as to email a mailing address to TheChalkboard@nycsa.org in case readers continue to be stumped by this challenge.