FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 30, 2012
Contact: danielle.capalbo@nycan.org
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Reform group applauds high-caliber Education Commission, urgent call for reform
Panel to address most critical issues for improving New York schools

Albany, NY — NYCAN: The New York Campaign for Achievement Now issued the following statement Monday in response to Gov. Cuomo’s announcement of the NY Education Reform Commission:

 
“Governor Cuomo has provided our kids with an impressive cadre of the nation’s best thinkers, and he’s tasked that group with a mission we can all support: To make New York schools the greatest,” said NYCAN Executive Director Christina Grant. “We applaud our governor for confronting the tough issues facing our schools. He is approaching student learning and accountability with a much-needed sense of urgency. In the end, we’re confident New York kids will reap the benefits of the commission’s work—and that’s a win for everybody.”

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About NYCAN: Launched in January 2012, NYCAN: The New York Campaign for Achievement Now, pronounced nye-can, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit education reform advocacy organization building a movement of New Yorkers with the political will to enact smart public policies so that every New York child has access to a great public school.