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Stanley Kalathara

Candidate: Stanley Kalathara

Race: City Council, District 25

Political Party: Democratic

Web site: www.StanleyKalathara.com

1. Have you been endorsed by the United Federation of Teachers? No

2. Have you received campaign contributions from the following education-related political action committees?

No Democrats for Education Reform
No United Federation of Teachers
No Council of School Supervisors and Administrators
No New York Education Voters
No Educational Justice PAC

3. Do you have children in the public school system? No

4. Do you support programs like Teaching Fellows and Teach for America? —-

5. Do you support efforts to stop the growth of charter schools? No

6. Would you preserve school report cards as they are now? No

7. Do you believe test scores should be a factor in determining whether teachers receive tenure? Yes

8. Do you support the 2009 law giving the mayor control of the public schools? Yes, but there should be more checks and balances limiting the mayor’s power

9. What letter grade would you give the public schools in your district right now? —

10. In the last eight years, have the schools in your district improved, stayed the same, or worsened? How? Stayed the same

11. Do you support Joel Klein remaining chancellor of the city’s schools? Yes

12. What’s an appropriate cap for charter schools, or should they exist at all (the current cap is 200 statewide)? more charter schools

13. What’s the best way to improve a struggling public school? Parents – teachers – involvement

14. What’s the single greatest problem facing the schools in your district and what specific policy would you propose to combat it? Smaller class room