Yonkers Tribune

On Monday, October 28, 2013, NYSED Commissioner John King, several New York State Regents, and several members of the NY State Legislature attended a public forum at Port Chester Middle School to hear public comment on recent NYSED mandates.

School superintendents, school administrators, school board members, teachers, and parents almost unanimously criticized NYSED’s process and the substance of the mandates recently imposed by the state education department.

MOUNT PLEASANT, NY – October 19, 2013 -- In response to NYSED's announcement of a new series of public forums after Commissioner John King abruptly cancelled previously scheduled forums, Assemblyman Tom Abinanti (D-Greenburgh/Mt. Pleasant) issued the following statement:

"NYSED’s announcement of a new series of forums is welcome but should supplement not substitute for Commissioner King’s resignation. The problem is not cancellation of meetings – it’s King’s attitude.