Some of the Keys have been adopted and some have been overtaken by time, but Idea #84 is as fresh and vital as ever – getting Albany out of our schools. We all know who is in charge of the school. It’s the principal, of course. But who oversees the policies governing our education of 1 million school kids in over 1,000 buildings? It’s complicated and maybe intentionally so. If you like blurry lines of authority and intragovernmental finger pointing, you won’t like today’s idea. Our guest this episode is perfectly positioned to help us figure this out. Quintessential New Yorker, former teacher and chairman of the Assembly Education Committee, Michael Benedetto of the Bronx came to this conversation well-armed.

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