The Black eye in New York City's Education

Good job New York City!
    Cathy Black was granted the waiver needed in order to become New York City's first female School's Chancellor DESPITE the fact that she does not have any educational experience and DESPITE her appointment of a more qualified candidate as Deputy Chancellor.  Ahhh.... the magic of the golden knee pads!
    There were numerous protests in opposition of Ms. Black getting the waiver needed for the position of Chancellor.  Correction.... there were numerous SMALL protests in opposition to the waiver being granted.  What was needed was a mass protest involving all parents, teachers, administrators, community leaders, and anyone and everyone that has a passion or love for the educational system.  New York City should have been shut down completely!  Instead, the small protests went unheard and the waiver was granted. 
    This illustrates my point... parents and community leaders need to become more involved in our educational system as a whole.  Public schools and charter schools that are Department of Education chartered need to pay close attention to the transition that is about to take place the next coming school year.  Many of our schools, particularly in the underprivileged communities, are falling victim to the rising standards and the lack of resources that are keeping our American children far below par in comparison to those in other thriving countries.  Our parents, community leaders, and those in the educational sector must step up and take the extra steps in order to keep our children in this educational game of "cat and mouse".  Our parents need to be a teacher at home.  The education that a parent can teach a child goes far beyond that learned in any classroom in any educational establishment.  Our community leaders  need to pressure city governments to not use our children as pawns in this politics vs. education chess game and ensure that everything possible is done to keep our schools open.  Mentors and other members of the educational sector should open themselves, along with their experience and knowledge, to offer assistance to those youth that are having difficulties in certain subjects and educational topics. Our communities must do more to get more.
    This is going to be the biggest test for the upcoming Mayoral election.  Our voices can be heard loud and strong by opposing any candidate that is in favor of Mayoral controlled schools.  The power of the vote isn't illustrated strong enough or used very often, but if this new candidate does not perform to her fullest intent, then the power and voice of the vote will receive a new wind... raising higher than any flags can fly.