Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Nathan Quiñones, 1995.
Creator: | Quiñones, Nathan | Project: | Edward I. Koch Administration Oral History Project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | Transcript 44 pages Sound recording 2 audiocassettes | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteChancellor.
Scope and ContentsReminiscences of early work experiences in academic administration; appointment as head of New York City high schools; tenure policy; reflections of Anthony Alvardo, financial scandal; media coverage of school system; appointment as chancellor; Board of Education bureaucracy: staff demoralization and conflict; importance of quantifying standards for teachers, schools and students; measures to address dropout rate; reminiscences of Edward I. Koch, Gordon M. Ambach, Robert F. Wagner, Jr., Richard Monroe; Board of Examiners; evaluating policy: class size, holidays, testing in a foreign language, AIDS and contraception education; retirement.
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1995.
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