Merryl Tisch

Board of Regents, a state body governing education, responded to Governor Cuomo’s oblique outline of his education priorities Wednesday. With modest dampening on some points, the Regents stand behind the Governor, who made his agenda reflective of his major campaign contributors—hedge funders who support charter schools and the weakening of teachers’ job protections.

Board of Regents, a state body governing education, responded to Governor Cuomo’s oblique outline of his education priorities Wednesday. With modest dampening on some points, the Regents stand behind the Governor, who made his agenda reflective of his major campaign contributors—hedge funders who support charter schools and the weakening of teachers’ job protections.