New Yorkers have a new Commissioner of Education, David Steiner, who now holds broad powers over our kids. The Alliance for Quality Education has posted a video featuring education activists, parents, grandparents, and students expressing their hopes for what the new boss will do for our kids in the new year.

We all want more oversight, accountability, and resources devoted to our kids. Seasoned education advocates, including Geri Palast from the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, state the political case well. But we'd like to hear more from kids, parents, and grandparents, and anyone concerned about our kids who are in the system right now.

What advice do you have for Commissioner Steiner? If you were the boss of New York's schools in the midst of a recession, what would you do?

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