Chalkbeat quotes Aaron Pallas on political struggles over NYC Schools, in an October 19th article "How one struggling Bronx school got caught in the crossfire between Cuomo and the State Education Department". Discussing the State Education Department and Board of Regents' move away from aggressive accountability measures, he commented: “It’s probably ongoing evidence of a political struggle over control of the city’s schools. The state doesn’t want to be in the business of reaching too far in.” Read the full article here.